
1 

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Advice and Assistance (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1993 and shall come into force on 1st April 1993.
2 
In these Regulations, “the principal Regulations” means the Advice and Assistance (Scotland) Regulations 1987.
3 
In regulation 5(2) of the principal Regulations, there shall be substituted for the words “the right of a minor” the words “any right of a child”.
4 
Part I of Schedule 3 to the principal Regulations shall be amended as follows:—
(a) there shall be inserted at the beginning of the first paragraph of the Table of Fees the following words:—“
1 
Subject to paragraph 3 of this Part,”;
(b) under the heading “Interpretation”, there shall be substituted for the words “In this Table” the following:—“
2 
In paragraph 1 of this Part”; and
(c) there shall be inserted at the end of Part I the following paragraph:—“
3 
The fees allowable to a solicitor for providing assistance by way of representation in relation to a petition by a debtor for the sequestration of his estate under section 5(2)(a) of the Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 1985 shall be—
(a) £27.40 for any time spent by a solicitor appearing in court in connection with the petition; and
(b) £45 for all other work in connection with the petition.”.
5 
The amendments to the principal Regulations made by regulation 4 of these Regulations shall apply only to work done on or after 1st April 1993.
Fraser of Carmyllie
Minister of State, Scottish Office
St. Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
5th March 1993