PART 7LEGAL AID, ETC.

Eligibility of persons in receipt of guarantee credit

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”.