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The Civil Legal Aid (Financial Conditions) (Scotland) Regulations 1997

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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 1986 Act”).

The income limits are increased to make eligible for civil legal aid, persons with a disposable income of not more than £8,370 (instead of £8,158) and to make eligible without payment of a contribution, persons with a disposable income of not more than £2,563 (instead of £2,498).

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 7th April 1997.

As a consequence of this regulations 3 and 5 of the Civil Legal Aid (Financial Conditions) (Scotland) Regulations 1996 which increased the previous income limits specified in sections 15(1) and 17(2)(a) of the 1986 Act are revoked except in relation to any case where an application for civil legal aid is made to the Scottish Legal Aid Board before 7th April 1997.

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