These Regulations may be cited as the Advice and Assistance and Civil Legal Aid (Transfer of Tribunal Functions) (No. 1) (Scotland) Regulations 2010 and come into force on 9th June 2010.
The following regulations apply only in relation to proceedings in relation to which civil legal aid or assistance by way of representation was made available on or after 9th June 2010.
3Withholding payment in First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal proceedings#
4Amendment of the Civil Legal Aid (Scotland) (Fees) Regulations 1989#
In regulations 5(3) and 10(2) of the Civil Legal Aid (Scotland) (Fees) Regulations 1989, for “Child Support Commissioners” substitute “Upper Tribunal”.
5Amendment of the Advice and Assistance (Scotland) Regulations 1996#
In regulation 16(2) of the Advice and Assistance (Scotland) Regulations 1996—
(a)in sub-paragraph (l), omit “the Child Support Commissioners or”; and
(b)after sub-paragraph (l), insert—“m to any payment of money in accordance with an order made by the Upper Tribunal in relation to proceedings described in regulation 5A(d) of the Advice and Assistance (Assistance by Way of Representation) (Scotland) Regulations 2003 or under any settlement arrived at to prevent or bring to an end proceedings in which such an order may be made.”
6Amendment of the Civil Legal Aid (Scotland) Regulations 2002#
(1)The Civil Legal Aid (Scotland) Regulations 2002 are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (6).
(2)In regulation 4(1)(k) omit “and the Child Support Commissioners”.
(3)Omit regulation 18(2)(w).
(4)In regulation 21(1)(c) for “Child Support Commissioners” substitute “Upper Tribunal”.
(5)In regulation 33(a)(xi) omit “the Child Support Commissioners or”.
(6)In regulation 47—
(a)in the heading to that regulation omit “and Child Support Commissioners”; and
(b)omit “or the Child Support Commissioners”.
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