
1 
These Regulations may be cited as the Legal Aid and Advice and Assistance (Solicitors’ Travel Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 2011 and come into force on 28th February 2011.
2 
These Regulations apply only in respect of travel commenced on or after 28th February 2011.
3 
In the Civil Legal Aid (Scotland) (Fees) Regulations 1989—
(a) in Schedule 3, after paragraph 5 insert—“
5A. The fee for each quarter hour (or part thereof) spent travelling— 
 (a) by a solicitor £5.45
 (b) by a solicitor’s clerk £2.70”;
(b) in Schedule 5, after paragraph 5 insert—“
5A. The fee for each quarter hour (or part thereof) spent travelling— 
 (a) by a solicitor £7.27
 (b) by a solicitor’s clerk £3.59”
(c) in Schedule 6, for “0.8 units” substitute “£7.27” in—
(i) paragraph 6 of the notes on the operation of Chapter I; and
(ii) paragraph 21 of the notes on the operation of Chapter II.
4 
In Schedule 1 to the Criminal Legal Aid (Scotland) (Fees) Regulations 1989, in Part 1 of the Table of Fees, after paragraph 5 insert—“
5A. The fee for each quarter of an hour spent travelling—  
 (a) by a solicitor £5.28 £6.34
 (b) by a solicitor’s clerk £2.63 £3.17”
5 
In Schedule 1 to the Legal Aid in Contempt of Court Proceedings (Scotland) (Fees) Regulations 1992, after paragraph 4 insert—“
4A. 
The fee for each quarter of an hour (or part thereof) spent travelling—
(a) by a solicitor is £5.28;
(b) by a solicitor’s clerk is £2.63.”.
6 
In Schedule 3 to the Advice and Assistance (Scotland) Regulations 1996—
(a) in Part I, after paragraph 4 in the table of fees insert—“
4A. The fee for each quarter of an hour (or part thereof) spent travelling—  
 (a) by a solicitor £5.28 £6.38
 (b) by a solicitor’s clerk £2.63 £3.18”;
(b) in Part II, after paragraph D in the table of fees insert—“
DA. The fee for each quarter of an hour (or part thereof) spent travelling—   
 (a) by a solicitor £5.80 £6.38 £6.38
 (b) by a solicitor’s clerk £2.89 £3.18 £3.18”.
KENNY MACASKILL
A member of the Scottish Executive
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
26th January 2011