These regulations may be cited as the Civil Legal Aid (Scotland) (Fees) Amendment Regulations 2016 and come into force on 28th November 2016.
2Amendment of the Civil Legal Aid (Scotland) (Fees) Regulations 1989#
(1)The Civil Legal Aid (Scotland) (Fees) Regulations 1989 are amended as follows.
(2)In regulation 5(2) (fees allowable to solicitors)—
(a)in sub-paragraph (a), after “(b)” insert “, (ba)”;
(b)in sub-paragraph (b), omit “and”; and
(c)after sub-paragraph (b) insert—“ba in a simple procedure case (within the meaning of section 72(9) of the Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014) shall be calculated in accordance with Schedule 2A; and”
(3)After Schedule 2, insert Schedule 2A as set out in the schedule of these Regulations.
(4)In paragraph 1(3)(d) of Schedule 7 (interpretation of “exceptional case”), after “with” insert “Schedule 2A or”.