5.—(1) The Legal Advice and Assistance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1981(1) are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (6).
(2) In regulation 3 (interpretation) after the definition “income-based jobseeker’s allowance”(2) insert—
““income-related employment and support allowance” means an income-related allowance under Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007 (employment and support allowance);”
(3) In regulation 5(2)(b)(3) (applications for advice and assistance) for “or income-based jobseeker’s allowance,” substitute “, income-based jobseeker’s allowance or income-related employment and support allowance”.
(4) In regulation 6(2)(b)(4) (attendance on behalf of a client) for “or income-based jobseeker’s allowance” substitute “, income-based jobseeker’s allowance or income-related employment and support allowance”.
(5) In regulation 7(2)(5) (determination of disposable income and disposable capital and maximum contribution) for “or income-based jobseeker’s allowance” substitute “, income-based jobseeker’s allowance or income-related employment and support allowance”.
(6) In paragraph (e) of Schedule 4(6) (exceptions to charge on property recovered or preserved) after “income-based jobseeker’s allowance,” insert “income-related employment and support allowance,”.
S.R. 1981 No. 366; relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 1988 No. 87, S.R. 1989 No. 469, S.R. 1996 No. 411 and S.R. 2003 No. 94
The definition of “income-based jobseeker’s allowance” was inserted by regulation 2(a) of S.R. 1996 No. 411
Regulation 5(2) was substituted by regulation 3 of S.R. 1988 No. 87 and amended by regulation 3(b) of S.R. 1989 No. 469 and regulation 3(ii) of S.R. 2003 No. 94
Regulation 6(2) was substituted by regulation 4 of S.R 1988 No. 87 and amended by regulation 3(iii) of S.R. 2003 No. 94
Regulation 7(2) was substituted by regulation 5 of S.R. 1988 No. 87 and amended by regulation 3(iv) of S.R. 2003 No. 94
Paragraph (e) was substituted by regulation 8(1) of S.R. 1988 No. 87 and amended by regulation 2(d) of S.R. 1996 No. 411 and regulation 4 of S.R. 2003 No. 94