http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2008/48/madeThe Civil Legal Aid (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2008Legal aid and adviceLegal servicesKing's Printer for Scotland2016-08-30LEGAL AID AND ADVICEThese Regulations amend the Civil Legal Aid (Scotland) Regulations 2002 to provide that the requirement on a person in receipt of civil legal aid to pay the amount of any net liability of the Scottish Legal Aid Fund, shall not apply to the first £5,009 recovered or preserved by virtue of certain family proceedings (increased from £4,821).The Civil Legal Aid (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2008RegulationsThe Advice and Assistance and Civil Legal Aid (Priority of Debts) (Scotland) Regulations 2009Sch. Pt. 2reg. 6reg. 1Scottish Statutory Instruments2008 No. 48LEGAL AID AND ADVICEThe Civil Legal Aid (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2008Made20th February 2008Laid before the Scottish Parliament21st February 2008Coming into force7th April 2008

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 17(2B) and 36(1) of the Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986

1986 c. 47. Section 17(2B) was inserted by the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1990 (c. 40), section 74 and Schedule 8, paragraph 36(6). The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46).

and all other powers enabling them to do so.

Citation and commencement1.

These Regulations may be cited as the Civil Legal Aid (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2008 and shall come into force on 7th April 2008.

Application2.

These Regulations shall apply only in relation to any case where an application for civil legal aid is made on or after 7th April 2008.

Amendment of the Civil Legal Aid (Scotland) Regulations 20023.

In regulation 33(b) of the Civil Legal Aid (Scotland) Regulations 2002

S.S.I. 2002/494; relevant amending instruments are S.S.I. 2003/49, S.S.I. 2004/50, S.S.I. 2005/112, S.S.I. 2007/59.

, for “£4,821” substitute “£5,009”

The previous figure in regulation 33(b) was inserted by S.S.I. 2007/59.

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KENNY MACASKILLA member of the Scottish Executive

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

20th February 2008(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Civil Legal Aid (Scotland) Regulations 2002 to provide that the requirement on a person in receipt of civil legal aid to pay the amount of any net liability of the Scottish Legal Aid Fund, shall not apply to the first £5,009 recovered or preserved by virtue of certain family proceedings (increased from £4,821).