The Advice and Assistance and Civil Legal Aid (Financial Conditions and Contributions) (Scotland) Regulations 2009

Amendment of the Act

4.—(1) The Act is amended in accordance with paragraphs 4(1) to 4(7).

(2) In section 8(a) (which specifies the weekly disposable income limit for advice and assistance), for “£223” substitute “£234”(1).

(3) In section 8 (which specifies the disposable capital limit for advice and assistance), for “£1,561” substitute “£1,639”(2).

(4) In section 11(2)(a) (which specifies the weekly disposable income threshold for payment in respect of advice and assistance), for “£95” substitute “£100”(3).

(5) In section 15(1) (which specifies the annual disposable income limit for civil legal aid), for “£10,306” substitute “£25,000”(4).

(6) In section 15(2)(a) (which specifies the disposable capital limit for civil legal aid), for “£11,847” substitute “£12,439”(5).

(7) In section 17(2)(a) (which, amongst other things, specifies the annual disposable income threshold for contributions in respect of civil legal aid), for “£3,156” substitute “£3,355”(6).

(8) In section 17(2)(b) (which specifies the disposable capital threshold for contributions in respect of civil legal aid), for “£7,147” substitute “£7,504”(7).

(1)

The previous figure specified in section 8(a) was inserted by S.S.I. 2008/137.

(2)

The previous figure specified in section 8 was inserted by S.S.I. 2008/137.

(3)

The previous figure specified in section 11(2)(a) was inserted by S.S.I. 2008/137.

(4)

The previous figure specified in section 15(1) was inserted by S.S.I. 2008/138.

(5)

The previous figure specified in section 15(2)(a) was inserted by S.S.I. 2008/138.

(6)

The previous figure specified in section 17(2)(a) was inserted by S.S.I. 2008/138.

(7)

The previous figure specified in section 17(2)(b) was inserted by S.S.I. 2008/138.