The Legal Aid (Information about Financial Resources) Regulations 2013

Interpretation

This section has no associated Explanatory Memorandum

2.  In these regulations—

“the 1992 Act” means the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992(1);

“the 1992 (Northern Ireland) Act” means the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992(2);

“the 2002 Act” means the Tax Credits Act 2002(3);

“the 2003 Act” means the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003(4);

“the 2012 Act” means the Welfare Reform Act 2012(5);

“the Act” means the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012;

“relevant year” means, in relation to an information request under section 22(1) of the Act, the tax year in which that request is made; and

“tax year” has the meaning given in section 4 of the Income Tax Act 2007(6).