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The Legal Profession and Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 2007 (Commencement No. 6) Order 2010

Type Scottish-Statutory-Instrument
Publication 2010-11-01
State In force
Jurisdiction Scotland
Department Queen's Printer for Scotland
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Made: 1st November 2010

The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section82(2) of the Legal Profession and Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 2007[^f00001].

Citation

1

This Order may be cited as the Legal Profession and Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 2007 (Commencement No. 6) Order 2010.

Appointed day

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25thNovember 2010 is the day appointed for sections 64, 65 and 72 of the Legal Profession and Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 2007 to come into force.

Signed

KENNY MACASKILL — A member of the Scottish Executive — 1st November 2010

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Order brings sections 64, 65 and 72 of the Legal Profession and Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 2007 into force on 25thNovember 2010.

Section 64 amends the Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986 (c.47) (“the 1986 Act”) to transfer the function of granting criminal legal aid in relation to solemn proceedings from the courts to the Scottish Legal Aid Board.

Section 65 amends the 1986 Act to confer on the Scottish Legal Aid Board powers to make grants of criminal legal aid subject to conditions, and imposes obligations to establish procedures under which those receiving criminal legal aid can apply for any such condition to be reviewed.

Section 72 amends the 1986 Act to the same effect as section 65 in relation to civil legal aid and legal aid under section 29 of the 1986 Act (legal aid in respect of certain proceedings in relation to children).

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 2007 asp 5.

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