Scottish Statutory Instruments
Children And Young Persons
Legal Aid And Advice
Made
18th June 2013
Coming into force
24th June 2013
The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 9(1), (2)(a), and (c) to (dd), 28K(2), 28L(1), 31(9), 36(1), 36(2)(a), (c), (d) to (h) and 42 of the Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986(1) and all other powers enabling them to do so.
In accordance with section 37(2) of that Act, a draft of these Regulations has been laid before, and approved by resolution of, the Scottish Parliament.
1986 c.47 (“the Act”); section 9(2)(dd) was inserted by section 32 of the Access to Justice Act 1999 (c.22), sections 28K and 28L were inserted by section 191 of the Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 (asp 1; “the 2011 Act”), and section 31(9) was amended by section 74 and paragraph 36(14) of Schedule 8 to the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1990 (c.40). The functions of the Secretary of State under the Act were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46). The powers to make these Regulations are exercised by virtue of section 33(2) of the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 10). These regulations are subject to the affirmative procedure by virtue of section 33(3) of that Act.