1998 No. 971 (S.54)
The Advice and Assistance (Financial Conditions) (Scotland) Regulations 1998
Made
Coming into force
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 11(2), 36(2)(b) and 37(1) of the Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 19861 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations, a draft of which has, in accordance with section 37(2) of that Act, been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament:
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These Regulations may be cited as the Advice and Assistance (Financial Conditions) (Scotland) Regulations 1998 and shall come into force on 6th April 1998.
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In these Regulations, “the Act” means the Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986.
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These Regulations shall apply only in relation to any case where an application for advice and assistance is made on or after 6th April 1998.
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For the weekly sum of £166 specified in section 8(a) of the Act2, there shall be substituted the weekly sum of £172.
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For the weekly sum of £69 specified in section 11(2)(a) of the Act3, there shall be substituted the weekly sum of £72.
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The maximum amount of fees or outlays which a client shall be liable to pay under section 11(2) of the Act4, where his disposable income falls within a range specified in the first column of the following table, shall be the amount specified in relation to that range in the second column:–
Disposable income Range | Maximum contribution | |
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1 | Exceeding £72 but not exceeding £79 a week | £ 7 |
2 | Exceeding £79 but not exceeding £86 a week | £14 |
3 | Exceeding £86 but not exceeding £93 a week | £21 |
4 | Exceeding £93 but not exceeding £100 a week | £28 |
5 | Exceeding £100 but not exceeding £107 a week | £35 |
6 | Exceeding £107 but not exceeding £114 a week | £42 |
7 | Exceeding £114 but not exceeding £121 a week | £49 |
8 | Exceeding £121 but not exceeding £128 a week | £56 |
9 | Exceeding £128 but not exceeding £135 a week | £63 |
10 | Exceeding £135 but not exceeding £142 a week | £70 |
11 | Exceeding £142 but not exceeding £149 a week | £77 |
12 | Exceeding £149 but not exceeding £156 a week | £84 |
13 | Exceeding £156 but not exceeding £163 a week | £91 |
14 | Exceeding £163 but not exceeding £172 a week | £100 |
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The Advice and Assistance (Financial Conditions) (Scotland) Regulations 19975 are hereby revoked except in relation to any case where an application for advice and assistance is made before 6th April 1998.
(This note is not part of the Regulations)