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

Amendments to the Criminal Legal Aid (Financial Resources) Regulations 2013

6.—(1) The Criminal Legal Aid (Financial Resources) Regulations 2013(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2 (interpretation)—

(a) after the definition of “the 2012 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;”, and

(b) in the definition of “qualifying benefit”, in paragraph (e), after “Act” insert “or Part 2 of the 2015 (Northern Ireland) Order”.

(3) In regulation 11(3) (disposable income: deductions)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (h), after “Act” insert “or Part 5 of the 2015 (Northern Ireland) Order”, and

(b) after sub-paragraph (i) insert—

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

(k) 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.”.

(4) In regulation 20(2) (assessment of resources: gross annual income)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (d), after paragraph (viii) insert—

“(ix) payments made by or under the Welsh Independent Living Grant;

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

(xi) 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;”, and

(b) in sub-paragraph (h), after “Act” insert “or Part 5 of the 2015 (Northern Ireland) Order”.

(1)

S.I. 2013/471; relevant amending instruments are: S.I. 2013/591 and 2013/2791.