http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/950/madeThe Community Legal Service (Financial) (Amendment) Regulations 2001Legal servicesKing's Printer of Acts of Parliament2011-07-04LEGAL SERVICES COMMISSION, ENGLAND AND WALESThese Regulations amend the Legal Services Commission (Financial) Regulations 2000 so as to increase the income limits for the purposes of determining eligibility for services provided by the Legal Services Commission as part of the Community Legal Service. This is in line with the relevant uprating of social security benefits.Statutory Instruments2001 No. 950LEGAL SERVICES COMMISSION, ENGLAND AND WALESThe Community Legal Service (Financial) (Amendment) Regulations 2001Made9th March 2001Laid before Parliament14th March 2001Coming into force9th April 2001

The Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 7 and 10 of the Access to Justice Act 1999

1999 c. 22.

, makes the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement1.

These Regulations may be cited as the Community Legal Service (Financial) (Amendment) Regulations 2001 and shall come into force on 9th April 2001.

Interpretation2.

In these Regulations, a regulation referred to by number alone means the regulation so numbered in the Community Legal Service (Financial) Regulations 2000

S.I. 2000/516.

.

Transitional provisions3.

These Regulations shall apply to applications for funded services, and further assessments under regulation 15, made on or after 9th April 2001 and applications and further assessments made before that date shall be treated as if these Regulations had not been made.

Amendments to the Community Legal Service (Financial) Regulations 20004.(1)

In regulation 5(2), “£87” shall be substituted for “£84”.

(2)

In regulation 5(3), “£186” shall be substituted for “£180”.

(3)

In regulation 5(5), “£186” shall be substituted for “£180”.

(4)

In regulation 5(6), “£8,196” shall be substituted for “£8,067”.

5.(1)

In regulation 38(1), “£79” shall be substituted for “£76”.

(2)

In regulation 38(2)(a), “£2,767” shall be substituted for “£2,723”.

Signed by authority of the Lord Chancellor

David LockParliamentary Secretary,Lord Chancellor’s DepartmentDated 9th March 2001(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Legal Services Commission (Financial) Regulations 2000 so as to increase the income limits for the purposes of determining eligibility for services provided by the Legal Services Commission as part of the Community Legal Service. This is in line with the relevant uprating of social security benefits.