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(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Civil Legal Aid (Financial Conditions) (Scotland) Regulations 1998 and shall come into force on 6th April 1998.
(2) In these Regulations, “the Act” means the Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986.
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These Regulations shall apply only in relation to any case where an application for civil legal aid is made to the Scottish Legal Aid Board on or after 6th April 1998.
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For the yearly amount of £8,370 specified in section 15(1) of the Act, there shall be substituted the yearly amount of £8,571.
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For the yearly amount of £2,563 specified in section 17(2)(a) of the Act, there shall be substituted the yearly amount of £2,625.
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The Civil Legal Aid (Financial Conditions) (Scotland) Regulations 1997 are hereby revoked except in relation to any case where an application for civil legal aid is made to the Scottish Legal Aid Board before 6th April 1998.
Henry McLeish
Minister of State, Scottish Office
St Andrew’s House Edinburgh
2nd April 1998