Fishing vessels - economic link: business and regulatory impact assessment

14. Legal Aid Impact Test

There is unlikely to be an impact on the legal aid fund. The change to the economic link licence condition does not create a new procedure or right of appeal to a court or tribunal. The new licence condition could be challenged by way of a judicial review in the Court of Session. Legal aid is available for judicial review applications if the legal aid means test and certain other requirements are met. It is unlikely that an applicant with standing to bring such a claim would meet the means test and qualify for legal aid.