16SIn section 1 (scope and general conditions of legal aid), at the end of subsection (7) there shall be added the following proviso—
“ :Provided that nothing in this section shall preclude a person from being given legal aid in connection with summary proceedings after conviction and before sentence where the court is considering a sentence of imprisonment or detention or the imposition of imprisonment, or detention, under section 396(2) of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 in respect of failure to pay a fine, and he has not previously been sentenced to imprisonment, or detention as defined in section 41(2)(b) of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1980. ”..
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1The text of Schs. 2–4, Sch. 7 paras 8–11, 13, 16, 21, 24–49, 51–79 is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.