The Civil Legal Aid (Assessment of Resources) Regulations 1989

1. Introductory Text

2. 1. Citation and commencement

3. 2. Revocations

4. 3. Interpretation

5. 4. Computation of disposable capital, disposable income and maximum contribution

6. 5. Subject matter of dispute

7. 6. Application in representative, fiduciary or official capacity

8. 7. Resources of spouses etc

9. 8. Resources of an applicant who is a child

10. 9. Deprivation or conversion of resources

11. 10. Notification of the assessment officer’s decision

12. 11. Duty of the person concerned to report change in financial circumstances

13. 12. Re-assessment on change of circumstances

14. 13. Further assessment of resources outside the original period of computation

15. 14. Amendment of assessment due to error or mistake

16. 15. Power of assessment officer to estimate the resources of the person concerned

17. Signature

18. 1. SCHEDULE 1

       REGULATIONS REVOKED

    2. SCHEDULE 2

       COMPUTATION OF INCOME

       1. 1. The income of the person concerned from any source shall...

       2. 2. The income in respect of any emolument, benefit or privilege...

       3. 3. (1) The income from a trade, business or gainful occupation...

       4. 4. (1) In computing the income of the person concerned, there...

       5. 5. Where the person concerned or his spouse is in receipt...

       6. 6. There shall be disregarded– (a) attendance allowance paid under the...

       7. 7. Where the income of the person concerned consists, wholly or...

       8. 8. There shall be a deduction in respect of contributions payable...

       9. 9. (1) In the case of a householder, there shall be...

       10. 10. If the person concerned is not a householder, there shall...

       11. 11. (1) Subject to paragraph (2), in computing the income of...

       12. 12. Where the person concerned is making and, throughout such period...

       13. 13. Where the person concerned is required to, or may reasonably...

       14. 14. In computing the income from any source, there shall be...

    3. SCHEDULE 3

       COMPUTATION OF CAPITAL

       1. 1. (1) Subject to paragraph (2) and to the provisions of...

       2. 2. In so far as any resource of a capital nature...

       3. 3. Where money is due to the person concerned, whether it...

       4. 4. Where the person concerned stands in relation to a company...

       5. 5. Where the person concerned is or is to be treated...

       6. 6. The value of any interest in reversion or remainder on...

       7. 7. Where the person concerned or his spouse is in receipt...

       8. 8. In computing the amount of capital of the person concerned,...

       9. 9. Save in exceptional circumstances, no sum shall be included in...

       10. 10. (1) In computing the amount of capital of the person...

       11. 11. Where the person concerned has received or is entitled to...

       12. 12. The value to the person concerned of any life assurance...

       13. 13. Where under any statute, bond, covenant, guarantee or other instrument,...

       14. 14. Where the person concerned produces evidence which satisfies the assessment...

       15. 15. In computing the capital of the person concerned, there may...

19. Explanatory Note