[F18ACriminal advice and assistance: automatic availability in certain circumstancesS
(1)The Scottish Ministers may by regulations provide that, in such circumstances as may be prescribed in the regulations, advice and assistance in relation to criminal matters is to be available for any relevant client without reference to the financial limits in section 8.
(2) In subsection (1), “relevant client” means a client who is
[F2(a)] a person to whom section 15A of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 (right of suspects to have access to a solicitor) applies
[F3(b)a person to whom section 25A of the Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995 (right of suspects to have access to a solicitor: revenue and customs offences) applies; or
(c)a person detained under section 26 of that Act (detention in connection with certain drug smuggling offences)].]
Textual Amendments
F1S. 8A inserted (30.10.2010) by Criminal Procedure (Legal Assistance, Detention and Appeals) (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 15), ss. 2(3), 9
F2 Words in s. 8A(2) renumbered as s. 8A(2)(a) (15.7.2011) by The Criminal Procedure (Legal Assistance, Detention and Appeals) (Scotland) Act 2010 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/1739), arts. 1(2), 3(a)
F3 S. 8A(2)(b) (c) inserted (15.7.2011) by The Criminal Procedure (Legal Assistance, Detention and Appeals) (Scotland) Act 2010 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/1739), arts. 1(2), 3(b)