Statutory Instruments
LEGAL AID AND ADVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES
Made
8th March 1988
Laid before Parliament
15th March 1988
Coming into force
11th April 1988
The Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 4, 20 and 25 of the Legal Aid Act 1974(1), hereby makes the following Regulations:—
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Legal Advice and Assistance (Financial Conditions) (No. 2) Regulations 1988 and shall come into force on 11th April 1988.
(2) The Regulations specified in the first column of the Schedule shall be revoked to the extent specified in the third column of that Schedule.
2. For the weekly sum of £56 specified in section 4(2) of the Legal Aid Act 1974(2), there shall be substituted the weekly sum of £58.
3. For the sums specified in Schedule 3 to the Legal Advice and Assistance Regulations (No. 2) 1980(3), there shall be substituted the following sums:—
Exceeding £58 but not exceeding £66 a week £5.
Exceeding £66 but not exceeding £71 a week £12.
Exceeding £71 but not exceeding £76 a week £17.
Exceeding £76 but not exceeding £81 a week £23.
Exceeding £81 but not exceeding £86 a week £28.
Exceeding £86 but not exceeding £91 a week £33.
Exceeding £91 but not exceeding £96 a week £39.
Exceeding £96 but not exceeding £101 a week £44.
Exceeding £101 but not exceeding £106 a week £50.
Exceeding £106 but not exceeding £111 a week £55.
Exceeding £111 but not exceeding £116 a week £61.
Exceeding £116 but not exceeding £122 a week £67.
Mackay of Clashfern, C.
Dated 10th March 1988
Regulation 1(2)
| Regulations revoked | References | Extent of revocation |
|---|---|---|
| Legal Advice and Assistance (Financial Conditions) (No. 2) Regulations 1985 | S.I. 1985/1694 | The whole Regulations. |
| Legal Advice and Assistance (Financial Conditions) (No. 2) Regulations 1984 | S.I. 1984/1715 | The whole Regulations. |
| Legal Advice and Assistance (Financial Conditions) (No. 2) Regulations 1983 | S.I. 1983/1784 | Regulation 4. |
| Legal Advice and Assistance (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 1983 | S.I. 1983/1652 | The whole Regulations. |
| Legal Advice and Assistance (Financial Conditions) Regulations 1983 | S.I. 1983/618 | Regulation 4. |
| Legal Advice and Assistance (Amendment) Regulations 1983 | S.I. 1983/392 | The whole Regulations. |
| Legal Advice and Assistance (Financial Conditions) (No. 2) Regulations 1982 | S.I. 1982/237 | The whole Regulations. |
| Legal Advice and Assistance (Financial Conditions) (No. 4) Regulations 1979 | S.I. 1979/1164 | The whole Regulations. |
| Legal Advice and Assistance (Financial Conditions) Regulations 1979 | S.I. 1979/166 | The whole Regulations. |
| Legal Advice and Assistance (Financial Conditions) Regulations 1978 | S.I. 1978/1567 | The whole Regulations. |
| Legal Advice and Assistance (Financial Conditions) (No. 3) Regulations 1977 | S.I. 1977/1635 | The whole Regulations. |
| Legal Advice and Assistance (Financial Conditions) Regulations 1977 | S.I. 1977/183 | The whole Regulations. |
| Legal Advice and Assistance (Financial Conditions) Regulations 1976 | S.I. 1976/1681 | The whole Regulations. |
| Legal Advice and Assistance (Financial Conditions) (No. 3) Regulations 1975 | S.I. 1975/1684 | The whole Regulations. |
| Legal Advice and Assistance (Financial Conditions) Regulations 1975 | S.I. 1975/634 | The whole Regulations. |
| Legal Advice and Assistance (Financial Conditions) (No. 2) Regulations 1974 | S.I. 1974/1184 | The whole Regulations. |
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations increase from £56 to £58 a week the disposable income above which a person receiving legal advice and assistance under Part I of the Legal Aid Act 1974 is required to pay a contribution and amend the scale of contributions.
1974 c. 4; section 4 was amended by the Legal Aid Act 1979 (c. 26), section 3 and by the Social Security Act 1986 (c. 50), Schedule 10, paragraph 46; section 20 was amended by the Legal Aid Act 1979 (c. 26), section 4(2), by the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982 (c. 27), section 40(1) and by the Legal Aid Act 1982 (c. 44), sections 1, 16; section 25 is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning assigned to the word“regulations”.
Section 4(2) was amended by S.I. 1987/396.