
1 
These Regulations may be cited as the Advice and Assistance and Civil Legal Aid (Priority of Debts) (Scotland) Regulations 2010 and come into force on 12th April 2010.
2 

(1) Regulation 3 applies only in relation to any case where an application for advice and assistance is made on or after 12th April 2010.
(2) Regulation 4 applies only in relation to any case where an application for civil legal aid is made on or after 12th April 2010.
3 
In regulation 16(2)(b) of the Advice and Assistance (Scotland) Regulations 1996, for “£5,259” substitute “£5,338”.
4 
In regulation 33(b) of the Civil Legal Aid (Scotland) Regulations 2002, for “£5,259” substitute “£5,338”.
5 

(1) The Advice and Assistance and Civil Legal Aid (Priority of Debts) (Scotland) Regulations 2009 are revoked.
(2) Despite paragraph (1), those Regulations continue to apply in relation to advice and assistance, or as the case may be civil legal aid, for which the relative application was made before 12th April 2010.
KENNY MACASKILL
A member of the Scottish Executive
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
18th February 2010