
1 
These Regulations may be cited as the Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986 Amendment Regulations 2004 and shall come into force on 4th December 2004.
2 
After paragraph (ab) of section 4(3) insert–“
(ac) any sums recovered from a person who is receiving or has been in receipt of advice and assistance, civil legal aid or criminal legal aid under section 24, but who has available to him rights and facilities making it unnecessary for him to take advantage of the provisions of this Act.”.
3 
At the end of section 15 add–“
(4) The provisions of this section are subject to Article 5 of Council Directive 2003/8/EC of the European Council on improving access to justice in cross border disputes by establishing minimum common rules relating to legal aid for such disputes, and the provisions of this section shall be construed accordingly.”.
HUGH HENRY
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh
11th November 2004