(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations increase the disposable income limit for eligibility for advice and assistance under the Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986 from £172 a week to £178 a week; they increase the weekly disposable income above which a person is required to pay a contribution from £72 to £75, and they prescribe the scale of contributions to be paid where the weekly disposable income exceeds £75 but does not exceed £178.