2013 No. 2726
The Legal Aid (Information about Financial Resources) (Amendment) Regulations 2013
Made
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1
The Lord Chancellor makes the following Regulations1 in exercise of the powers conferred by section 22(3)(f) and (8)2 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 20123.
In accordance with section 41(6) and (7)(h) of that Act, a draft of this instrument has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.
Citation and commencement1
These Regulations may be cited as the Legal Aid (Information about Financial Resources) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 and come into force on the day after the day on which they are made.
Amendments to the Legal Aid (Information about Financial Resources) Regulations 2013
2
The Legal Aid (Information about Financial Resources) Regulations 20134 are amended as follows.
3
After regulation 4 insert—
Information request: particulars contained in the register4A
1
An information request made by the relevant authority to the Secretary of State under section 22(1)(a) of the Act may include a request for the disclosure of register information.
2
In this regulation—
“register” and “registered keeper” have the meaning given in regulation 3(1) of the Road Vehicles (Registration and Licensing) Regulations 20025;
“register information” means, in relation to any registration mark—
- a
whether a particular relevant individual is the registered keeper of the vehicle identified by that registration mark; and
- b
if the relevant individual is the registered keeper of that vehicle, any particulars contained in the register in relation to that registration mark;
“registration mark” has the meaning given in section 23(1) of the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 19946.
4
In the Schedule, at the end insert—
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Armed forces independence payment payable under the Armed Forces and Reserve Forces (Compensation Scheme) Order 20117.
Signed by the authority of the Lord Chancellor
(This note is not part of the Regulations)