SCHEDULE 4 10 (introduced by section 70) 1 M INOR AND CONSEQUENTIAL MODIFICATIONS Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986 1 (1) The Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986 is amended as follows. (2) In section 21, subsection (1), paragraph (a), after sub-paragraph (i) insert— 15 “(iza) the Sexual Offences Court;”. (2A) In section 21, after subsection (4), insert— “(5) Where an accused in the Sexual Offences Court applies for representation by junior counsel (without senior counsel), and the Scottish Legal Aid Board is satisfied, based on the information available, that if the accused is convicted 20 there is a reasonable expectation that the court will impose— (a) a custodial sentence in excess of 5 years, or (b) a risk assessment order under section 210B of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995, then representation by junior counsel (without senior counsel) is to be treated 25 as appropriate for the purposes of subsection (4)(a).”. (3) In section 22, subsection (1), after paragraph (de...