Contributions from persons receiving advice or assistanceN.I.
7.—(1) In respect of advice or assistance given to any person (in this Article and Article 8 referred to as “a client”), a client shall not, except in accordance with the following provisions of this Article, be required to pay any charge or fee.
(2) Where a client's disposable income exceeds[F1£100] a week and he is not (directly or indirectly) in receipt of[F2 income support[F3, an income-based jobseeker's allowance (payable under the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995) or an income-related allowance under Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007 (employment and support allowance)]], paragraph (1) shall not exempt him from liability to pay, in respect of the advice or assistance, charges or fees up to, but not in the aggregate exceeding, such amount as may be prescribed.
(3) Regulations may provide that for the sum specified in paragraph (2) there shall be substituted such other sum as may be prescribed.
F1Words in art. 7(2) substituted (6.4.2009) by Legal Advice and Assistance (Financial Conditions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 (S.R. 2009/103), reg. 4
F3Words in art. 7(2) substituted (27.10.2008) by Employment and Support Allowance (Consequential Provisions No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 (S.R. 2008/412), reg. 2(3)