4 Computation of disposable capital, disposable income and maximum contribution
1 Subject to the provisions of these Regulations, the assessment officer shall–
(a) take into account the financial resources of the person concerned; and
(b) compute his income and capital in accordance with Schedules 2 and 3;
and, in these Regulations, “disposable income” and “disposable capital” mean the amounts of income and capital available for the making of a contribution after the person concerned’s income and capital have been computed in accordance with those Schedules.
2 Legal aid shall be available to a person whose disposable income does not exceed £6,035 a year but a person may be refused legal aid where–
(a) his disposable capital exceeds £6,000; and
(b) it appears to the Area Director that he could afford to proceed without legal aid.
3 The maximum contribution which a person who desires to receive legal aid shall be liable to make is–
(a) where his disposable income exceeds £2,515 a year, a contribution in respect of disposable income not greater than one quarter of the excess;
(b) where his disposable capital exceeds £3,000, a contribution in respect of disposable capital not greater than the excess.