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The Civil Legal Aid (Financial Conditions) (Scotland) Regulations 2000

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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 yearly disposable income of not more than £8,891 (instead of £8,751) and to make eligible without payment of a contribution, persons with a yearly disposable income of not more than £2,723 (instead of £2,680) (regulations 3 and 4).

The Regulations only apply in relation to any case where an application for civil legal aid is made to the Scottish Legal Aid Board on or after 10th April 2000 (regulation 2).

The Civil Legal Aid (Financial Conditions) (Scotland) Regulations 1999 are revoked except in relation to any case where an application for civil legal aid is made to the Scottish Legal Aid Board before 10th April 2000 (regulation 5).

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