Citation and commencement1.

These regulations may be cited as the Civil Legal Aid (Scotland) (Fees) Amendment Regulations 2016 and come into force on 28th November 2016.

Annotations:
Commencement Information

I1Reg. 1 in force at 28.11.2016, see reg. 1

Amendment of the Civil Legal Aid (Scotland) (Fees) Regulations 19892.

(1)

The Civil Legal Aid (Scotland) (Fees) Regulations 19892 are amended as follows.

(2)

In regulation 5(2) (fees allowable to solicitors)—

(a)

in sub-paragraph (a), after “(b)” insert “, (ba)”;

(b)

in sub-paragraph (b), omit “and”; and

(c)

after sub-paragraph (b) insert—

“(ba)

in a simple procedure case (within the meaning of section F172(9) of the Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 20143) shall be calculated in accordance with Schedule 2A; and”.

(3)

After Schedule 2, insert Schedule 2A as set out in the schedule of these Regulations.

(4)

In paragraph 1(3)(d) of Schedule 7 (interpretation of “exceptional case”), after “with” insert “Schedule 2A or”.

ANNABELLE EWING
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh