The Civil Legal Aid (Financial Conditions) (Scotland) Regulations 1994

Made28th March 1994

Coming into force11th April 1994

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 36(1) and (2)(b) and 37(1) of the Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 19861, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations, a draft of which has, in accordance with section 37(2) of that Act, been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament:

1

These Regulations may be cited as the Civil Legal Aid (Financial Conditions) (Scotland) Regulations 1994 and shall come into force on 11th April 1994.

2

In these Regulations, “the Act” means the Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986.

2

These Regulations shall apply only in relation to any case where an application for civil legal aid is made to the Scottish Legal Aid Board on or after 11th April 1994.

3

For the yearly amount of £6,800 specified in section 15(1) of the Act2 there shall be substituted the yearly amount of £7,060.

4

For the yearly amount of £2,293 specified in section 17(2)(a) of the Act3 there shall be substituted the yearly amount of £2,382.

5

Regulation 2 of the Civil Legal Aid (Financial Conditions) (Scotland) Regulations 19924 and regulation 3(a) of the Civil Legal Aid (Financial Conditions and Contributions) (Scotland) Regulations 19935 are hereby revoked.

Fraser of CarmyllieMinister of State, Scottish OfficeSt Andrew’s House,Edinburgh28th March 1994

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations increase certain of the financial limits of eligibility for civil legal aid under the Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986.

The income limits are increased to make eligible for civil legal aid persons with a disposable income of not more than £7,060 (instead of £6,800) and to make eligible without payment of a contribution persons with a disposable income of not more than £2,382 (instead of £2,293).