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1.—(1) In this Schedule—
“child” means a child or young person in respect of whom a party is entitled to receive child benefit in accordance with section 141, and regulations made under section 142, of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992(1);
“child care costs” has the meaning given in the Criminal Defence Service (Financial Eligibility) Regulations 2006(2);
“couple” has the meaning given in section 3(5A) of the Tax Credits Act 2002(3);
“disposable monthly income” has the meaning given in paragraph 5;
“excluded benefits” means—
any of the following benefits payable under the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992—
attendance allowance paid under section 64;
severe disablement allowance;
carer’s allowance;
disability living allowance;
constant attendance allowance paid under section 104 or paragraph 4 or 7(2) of Schedule 8 as an increase to a disablement pension;
council tax benefit;
any payment made out of the social fund;
housing benefit;
any direct payment made under the Community Care, Services for Carers and Children’s Services (Direct Payments) (England) Regulations 2009(4) or the Community Care, Services for Carers and Children’s Services (Direct Payments) (Wales) Regulations 2011(5);
a back to work bonus payable under section 26 of the Jobseekers Act 1995(6);
any exceptionally severe disablement allowance paid under the Personal Injuries (Civilians) Scheme 1983(7);
any pension paid under the Naval, Military and Air Forces etc. (Disablement and Death) Service Pension Order 2006(8);
any payment made from the Independent Living Funds; and
any financial support paid under an agreement for the care of a foster child;
“the Funding Code” means the code approved under section 9 of the Access to Justice Act 1999;
“gross annual income” means total annual income, for the 12 months preceding the application for remission or part remission, from all sources other than receipt of any of the excluded benefits;
“gross monthly income” means total monthly income, for the month in which the application for remission or part remission is made, from all sources other than receipt of any of the excluded benefits;
“the Independent Living Funds” has the meaning given in the Criminal Defence Service (Financial Eligibility) Regulations 2006;
“partner” means a person with whom the party lives as a couple and includes a person with whom the party is not currently living but from whom the party is not living separate and apart;
“party” means the individual who would, but for this Schedule, be liable to pay the fee required under this Order;
(2) Paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 do not apply to a party who is in receipt of funding provided by the LSC for the purposes of the proceedings for which a certificate has been issued under the Funding Code.
S.I. 2006/2492, to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order.
2002 c.21. Section 3(5A) was inserted by paragraph 144 of Schedule 24 to the Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c.33).
1995 c.18. Section 26 has been amended but none of those amendments are relevant to this Order.
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