Statutory Instrument 1996 No. 2444 (S.189)

      The Civil Legal Aid (Scotland) Regulations 1996


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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

1996 No. 2444 (S.189)

LEGAL AID AND ADVICE, SCOTLAND

The Civil Legal Aid (Scotland) Regulations 1996

Made 19th September 1996
Laid before Parliament 23rd September 1996
Coming into force 7th October 1996


ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS

PART I—
GENERAL
1.  Citation and commencement.
2.  Interpretation.
3.  Revocations and savings.
4.  Distinct proceedings for purposes of legal aid.
PART II—
APPLICATIONS FOR LEGAL AID
5.  Form of application.
6.  Applications on behalf of children.
7.  Notification to opponent.
8.  Right of opponent to make representations.
9.  Attendance for interview and supply of information.
PART III—
ASSESSMENT OF RESOURCES
10.  Determination of disposable income and disposable capital.
11.  Circumstances in which resources of spouse not to be taken into account and resources of cohabitees.
12.  Deprivation or conversion of resources.
13.  Assessment of disposable income, etc. in relation to appellate proceedings.
14.  Assessment of resources, etc. of person making application in a representative, fiduciary or official capacity.
PART IV—
DETERMINATION OF APPLICATIONS
15.  Applicant having joint interest, etc. with other persons.
16.  Applicant having rights and facilities in relation to litigation.
17.  Contributions.
18.  Legal aid in matters of special urgency.
19.  Notification of decision.
20.  Application for review.
PART V—
CONDUCT OF PROCEEDINGS
21.  Employment of counsel and expert witnesses and prior approval of the Board in cases of work of an unusual nature or likely to involve unusually large expenditure.
22.  Execution of diligence.
PART VI—
CHANGES OF CIRCUMSTANCES
23.  Duty to report changes of circumstances.
24.  Duty to report abuse of legal aid.
25.  Change of nominated solicitor.
26.  Duty to report completion of proceedings.
27.  Power of Board to modify or impose conditions.
28.  Power of Board to amend determination.
29.  Power of Board to suspend availability of legal aid.
30.  Termination of legal aid on change of circumstances.
31.  Termination of legal aid other than on change of circumstances.
32.  Termination of legal aid and right of Board to recover sums paid out of the Fund in case of false information, etc.
PART VII—
EXPENSES
33.  Payments out of property recovered or preserved: exceptions.
34.  Liability of assisted person where legal aid received in part of matter.
35.  Liability of assisted person where legal aid ceases in part of matter.
36.  Liability for expenses of assisted person acting in a fiduciary, representative or official capacity.
37.  Unassisted party acting in a fiduciary, representative or official capacity.
38.  Application for revision of award of expenses against assisted person.
39.  Recovery of expenses.
40.  Recovery of payments out of property recovered or preserved.
41.  Interest on sums outstanding.
42.  Payment to solicitor who acts before award of legal aid made.
PART VIII—
PARTICULAR COURTS, TRIBUNALS AND PROCEEDINGS
43.  Appeals to the House of Lords.
44.  Restrictive Practices Court.
45.  Employment Appeal Tribunal.
46.  Convention applications.
47.  Applications under the European Judgments Convention.

  Schedule 1—  Regulations revoked.

  Schedule 2—  Rules for computing disposable income.

  Schedule 3—  Rules for computing disposable capital.

 

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