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(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Advice and Assistance (Assistance by Way of Representation) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2000 and shall come into force on 10th April 2000.
(2) In these Regulations–
 “the principal Regulations” means the Advice and Assistance (Assistance by Way of Representation) (Scotland) Regulations 1997.
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In regulation 1(2) of the principal Regulations (interpretation)–
(a) after the definition of “the Act”, there shall be inserted the following:–“
 “adjudicator” means an adjudicator appointed by virtue of Schedule 3 to the 1999 Act and includes–
(a) an adjudicator who acts as a special adjudicator for the purposes of section 8 of the Asylum and Immigration Appeals Act 1993; and
(b) an adjudicator who acts as a special adjudicator for the purposes of section 3 of the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996;”;
(b) after the definition of “the 1995 Act”, there shall be inserted the following:–“
 “the 1999 Act” means the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999;”; and
(c) after the definition of “governor”, there shall be inserted the following:–“
 “Immigration Appeal Tribunal” means the Tribunal continued in force by virtue of section 56(1) of the 1999 Act”.
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In regulation 3 of the principal Regulations (application of Part II of the Act to assistance by way of representation: miscellaneous proceedings), after paragraph (j) there is inserted the following:–“;
(k) proceedings before an adjudicator or the Immigration Appeal Tribunal.”.
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After regulation 8 of the principal Regulations (petitions for the appointment of an executor), there is inserted the following:–“
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Assistance by way of representation shall be available in relation to all proceedings under Part V of the Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984 without reference to the financial limits under section 8 of the Act (availability of advice and assistance),and section 11(2) of the Act (client’s contributions) shall not apply as respects assistance by way of representation received in relation to such proceedings.”.
ANGUS MacKAY
A member of the Scottish Executive
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
7th April 2000