Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986
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41 Interpretation.
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires— “the 2011 Act” means the Children's Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 (asp 1); “the 2019 Act” means the Age of Criminal Responsibility (Scotland) Act 2019(asp7), “advice and assistance” has the meaning given to it in section 6(1) of this Act; “adviser” has the meaning given to it in section 6(2) of this Act; “adviser code” means the code of practice in relation to the register of advice organisations for the time being in force under Schedule 1A to this Act; “assistance by way of representation” has the meaning given to it in section 6(1) of this Act; “the Board” has the meaning given to it in section 1(1) of this Act; “children's legal aid” has the meaning given to it in section 28B(2) of this Act; “children's legal assistance” means— children's legal aid, and advice and assistance in relation to children's hearings, pre-hearing panels (as defined in section 79(2)(a) of the 2011 Act) or proceedings under Part 10 or 15 of the 2011 Act or in relation to proceedings under Part 4 of the 2019 Act; “civil legal aid” has the meaning given to it in section 13(2) of this Act; “the code” means the code of practice in relation to criminal legal assistance for the time being in force under section 25B of this Act; “criminal legal aid” has the meaning given to it in section 21(1) of this Act; “criminal legal assistance” means criminal legal aid and advice and assistance in relation to criminal matters; “ document ” includes information recorded in any form; “firm” includes an incorporated practice, a licensed legal services provider, a sole solicitor and a law centre; “the Fund” has the meaning given to it in section 4(1) of this Act; “incorporated practice” has the same meaning as in the Solicitors’ (Scotland) Act 1980; “law centre” means a body— established for the purpose of providing legal services to the public generally as well as to individual members of the public; and which does not distribute any profits made either to its members or otherwise, but reinvests any such profits for the purposes of the law centre; “the Law Society” means the Law Society of Scotland; “legal aid” means civil legal aid, criminal legal aid, children's legal aid or legal aid given in connection with proceedings for contempt of court ...; “licensed legal services provider” and “solicitor investor” are to be construed in accordance with Part 2 of the Legal Services (Scotland) Act 2010; “person” does not include a body corporate or unincorporate, except where such body is acting in a representative, fiduciary or official capacity, so as to authorise legal aid or adive and assistance to be provided to such a body ; and includes a person under the age of sixteen years. “the Register” means the Register established and maintained under section 25A of this Act; “the register of advice organisations” means the register established and maintained under section 12A of this Act; “ registered firm ” means a firm whose name appears on the Register; “registered organisation” means an organisation whose name appears on the register of advice organisations; “ registered solicitor ” means a solicitor whose name appears on the Register; “ sole solicitor ” means a solicitor practising under his own name or as a single solicitor under a firm name; and “solicitor connected with a firm” includes a sole solicitor , a solicitor investor in a firm and a solicitor who is a partner, director or employee of a firm, and cognate expressions shall be construed accordingly.
41 Interpretation.
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires— “the 2011 Act” means the Children's Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 (asp 1); “the 2019 Act” means the Age of Criminal Responsibility (Scotland) Act 2019(asp7), “advice and assistance” has the meaning given to it in section 6(1) of this Act; “adviser” has the meaning given to it in section 6(2) of this Act; “adviser code” means the code of practice in relation to the register of advice organisations for the time being in force under Schedule 1A to this Act; “assistance by way of representation” has the meaning given to it in section 6(1) of this Act; “the Board” has the meaning given to it in section 1(1) of this Act; “children's legal aid” has the meaning given to it in section 28B(2) of this Act; “children's legal assistance” means— children's legal aid, and advice and assistance in relation to children's hearings, pre-hearing panels (as defined in section 79(2)(a) of the 2011 Act) or proceedings under Part 10 or 15 of the 2011 Act or in relation to proceedings under Part 4 of the 2019 Act; “civil legal aid” has the meaning given to it in section 13(2) of this Act; “the code” means the code of practice in relation to criminal legal assistance for the time being in force under section 25B of this Act; “criminal legal aid” has the meaning given to it in section 21(1) of this Act; “criminal legal assistance” means criminal legal aid and advice and assistance in relation to criminal matters; “ document ” includes information recorded in any form; “firm” includes an incorporated practice, a licensed legal services provider, a sole solicitor and a law centre; “the Fund” has the meaning given to it in section 4(1) of this Act; “incorporated practice” has the same meaning as in the Solicitors’ (Scotland) Act 1980; “law centre” means a body— established for the purpose of providing legal services to the public generally as well as to individual members of the public; and which does not distribute any profits made either to its members or otherwise, but reinvests any such profits for the purposes of the law centre; “the Law Society” means the Law Society of Scotland; “legal aid” means civil legal aid, criminal legal aid, children's legal aid or legal aid given in connection with proceedings for contempt of court ...; “licensed legal services provider” and “solicitor investor” are to be construed in accordance with Part 2 of the Legal Services (Scotland) Act 2010; “person” does not include a body corporate or unincorporate, except where such body is acting in a representative, fiduciary or official capacity, so as to authorise legal aid or adive and assistance to be provided to such a body ; and includes a person under the age of sixteen years. “the Register” means the Register established and maintained under section 25A of this Act; “the register of advice organisations” means the register established and maintained under section 12A of this Act; “ registered firm ” means a firm whose name appears on the Register; “registered organisation” means an organisation whose name appears on the register of advice organisations; “ registered solicitor ” means a solicitor whose name appears on the Register; “ sole solicitor ” means a solicitor practising under his own name or as a single solicitor under a firm name; and “solicitor connected with a firm” includes a sole solicitor , a solicitor investor in a firm and a solicitor who is a partner, director or employee of a firm, and cognate expressions shall be construed accordingly.
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