Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 No. 24

PART 7 N.I. LEGAL AID, ETC.

Valid from 07/01/2013

Eligibility of persons in receipt of guarantee credit N.I.

82—(1) The Legal Aid, Advice and Assistance (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 (NI 8) is amended as follows.

(2) In Article 3(1) (eligibility)—

(a) after sub-paragraph (b) insert

“or

(c) he is in receipt of a guarantee credit under the State Pension Credit Act (Northern Ireland) 2002,”,

(b) for “in either case” substitute “ in any case ”.

(3) In Article 7(2) (contributions) after “1995)” insert “ or a guarantee credit under the State Pension Credit Act (Northern Ireland) 2002 ”.

(4) In Article 14(5) (assessment of capital and income) at the end add “ or a guarantee credit under the State Pension Credit Act (Northern Ireland) 2002 ”.