The Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986 Amendment Regulations 2016

Made: 2nd November 2016

Coming into force: 1st December 2016

In accordance with section 37(2) of that Act, a draft of this instrument has been laid before, and approved by resolution of, the Scottish Parliament.

Citation and commencement

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These Regulations may be cited as the Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986 Amendment Regulations 2016 and come into force on 1st December 2016.

Proceedings in which civil legal aid is available

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In paragraph 1 of Part I of schedule 2 of the Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986[^f00002] (courts in which civil legal aid is available), before the entry relating to the Upper Tribunal insert—

in or with respect to an appeal to the Upper Tribunal for Scotland[^f00003] (including an application for permission to appeal);

Signed

ANNABELLE EWING — Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers — 2nd November 2016

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

These Regulations amend Part 1 of schedule 2 of the Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986 to add appeals to the Upper Tribunal for Scotland (established by section 1 of the Tribunals (Scotland) Act 2014) to the list of proceedings in which civil legal aid is available.

A Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment has been prepared for these Regulations and placed in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre. Copies can be obtained from the Scottish Government Justice Directorate, St Andrews House, Edinburgh EH1 3DG.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1986 c.47. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46).

[^f00002]: Schedule 2 was relevantly amended by S.S.I. 2001/42, S.S.I. 2002/532 and S.S.I. 2010/239.

[^f00003]: Established by section 1 of the Tribunals (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 10).