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The Civil Legal Aid (Financial Conditions) (Scotland) Regulations 1996

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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 disposable income of not more than £8,158 (instead of £7,920) and to make eligible without payment of a contribution persons with a disposable income of not more than £2,498 (instead of £2,425).

The upper limit of disposable capital, above which legal aid may be refused if it appears that the applicant can afford to proceed without it, is increased from £6,750 to £8,560.

The Civil Legal Aid (Financial Conditions) (Scotland) Regulations 1991 the Civil Legal Aid (Financial Conditions) (Scotland) Regulations 1992 and the Civil Legal Aid (Financial Conditions) (Scotland) Regulations 1995 are revoked.

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