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(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Civil Legal Aid (Financial Conditions) (Scotland) Regulations 1999 and shall come into force on 12th April 1999.
(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 12th April 1999.
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For the yearly amount of £8,571 specified in section 15(1) of the Act, there shall be substituted the yearly amount of £8,751.
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For the yearly amount of £2,625 specified in section 17(2)(a) of the Act, there shall be substituted the yearly amount of £2,680.
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The Civil Legal Aid (Financial Conditions) (Scotland) Regulations 1998 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 12th April 1999.
Henry McLeish
Minister of State, Scottish Office
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
24th March 1999