
1 
These Regulations may be cited as the Advice and Assistance (Financial Limit) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2007 and shall come into force on 1st May 2007.
2 
The Advice and Assistance (Financial Limit) (Scotland) Regulations 1993 are amended in accordance with the following regulations.
3 
In regulation 2 (interpretation)–
(a) after the definition of “the Act”, insert–“
 “distinct matter” shall be construed in accordance with regulation 8A(2) of the Advice and Assistance (Scotland) Regulations 1996”; and
(b) for “1993”, on each occasion it occurs, substitute “2001”.
4 
For regulation 3 (financial limit) substitute–“
There is substituted in the place of the sum of £50 specified in section 10(2) of the Act as originally enacted–
(a) in a case to which regulation 4 of these Regulations applies–
(i) where the advice and assistance or assistance by way of representation relates to a civil matter which is a distinct matter or to a civil matter which is not distinct but following application to the Scottish Legal Aid Board is to be treated as if it were so, the sum of £180; and
(ii) in any other case, the sum of £150; and
(b) in a case to which regulation 4 of these Regulations does not apply–
(i) where the advice and assistance or assistance by way of representation relates to a children’s matter, a civil matter which is a distinct matter or a civil matter which is not distinct but following application to the Scottish Legal Aid Board is to be treated as if it were so, the sum of £95;
(ii) where the advice and assistance or assistance by way of representation relates to a civil matter not falling within sub paragraph (i), the sum of £35; and
(iii) in any other case, the sum of £80.
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JOHANN M LAMONT
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
14th March 2007