
1 
These Regulations may be cited as the Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986 (Availability of Solicitors) Regulations 2001 and shall come into force on 6th February 2002.
2 
Where the Board arranges that a solicitor shall be available under section 31(8) of the Legal Aid (Scotland) 1986 for the purposes of providing assistance by way of representation to a person appearing in the proceedings described at regulation 3–
(a) section 31(1) of the Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986 shall not apply; and
(b) assistance by way of representation shall be provided only by the solicitor so made available.
3 
The proceedings described for the purposes of regulation 2 are–
(a) proceedings under section 17 of the Matrimonial Homes (Family Protection) (Scotland) Act 1981; and
(b) proceedings under section 5 of the Protection from Abuse (Scotland) Act 2001.
JAMES WALLACE
A member of the Scottish Executive
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
17th December 2001