The Civil Legal Aid (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1997

Amendment of principal Regulations

5.  In regulation 33(a) of the principal Regulations (payments out of property recovered or preserved exceptions)–

(a) In sub-paragraph (v) the words from “within the meaning of” to the end shall be substituted with the words “or a back to work bonus (payable under the Jobseekers Act 1995(1))”,

(b) At the end there shall be inserted the following sub-paragraphs–

“(x) by way of any payment made under the Community Care (Direct Payments) Act 1996(2) or under section 12B of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968(3).

(xi) by way of any payment made by the Secretary of State under the Earnings Top-up Scheme 1996(4);”.

(1)

1995 c. 18.

(2)

1996 c. 30.

(3)

1968 c. 49; section 12B was inserted by the Community Care (Direct Payments) Act 1996, section 4.

(4)

This Scheme which applies only in certain areas of Great Britain, is an extra statutory Scheme introduced by the Secretary of State for Social Security having effect on 8th October 1996. Copies of the rules of the Scheme may be obtained from the Customer Services Manager, Earnings Top-up, Norcross, Blackpool, FY5 3TA and will be available for inspection at the Department of Social Security, 9th floor, Adelphi, 1-11 John Adam Street, London, WC2N 6HJ and Offices of the Benefits Agency and Employment Job Centres which serve the areas specified in Schedule 1 to the Scheme.