The Civil and Criminal Legal Aid (Financial Eligibility and Contributions) (Amendment) Regulations 2016

Amendments to the Civil Legal Aid (Financial Resources and Payment for Services) Regulations 2013

7.—(1) The Civil Legal Aid (Financial Resources and Payment for Services) Regulations 2013(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation), after the definition of “the Act” insert—

““the 2013 Regulations” means the Social Security (Payments on Account of Benefit) Regulations 2013;

“the 2015 (Northern Ireland) Order” means the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015;

“the 2016 (Northern Ireland) Regulations” means the Social Security (Payments on Account of Benefit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016;”.

(3) In regulation 6(2) (individuals in receipt of certain support), in sub-paragraph (e), after “2012” insert “or Part 2 of the 2015 (Northern Ireland) Order”.

(4) In regulation 24(1) (payments to be disregarded from calculation of disposable income or gross income)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (m), after “2006” insert “or by or under the Welsh Independent Living Grant”;

(b) in sub-paragraph (n), after “2012” insert “or Part 5 of the 2015 (Northern Ireland) Order”, and

(c) after sub-paragraph (o) insert—

“(p) payments made under Part 2 or 3 of the 2013 Regulations or Part 2 or 3 of the 2016 (Northern Ireland) Regulations; and

(q) payments made under regulation 17 of the Universal Credit (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2014 or regulation 17 of the Universal Credit (Transitional Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016.”.

(5) In regulation 40 (certain payments to be disregarded)—

(a) in paragraph (b)—

(i) at the end of sub-paragraph (ii) for “and” substitute “or”;

(ii) after paragraph (ii) insert—

“(iii) payments made under Part 2 or 3 of the 2013 Regulations or Part 2 or 3 of the 2016 (Northern Ireland) Regulations; and”, and

(b) in paragraph (c), after “2006” insert “or by or under the Welsh Independent Living Grant”.

(1)

S.I. 2013/480; relevant amending instruments are: S.I. 2013/591, 2015/643, 2015/838 and 2015/1416.