The Criminal Legal Aid (Recovery of Defence Costs Orders) Regulations 2013

Exceptions: assets and income

This section has no associated Explanatory Memorandum

10.—(1) Subject to regulation 17, the relevant court must not make a determination under these Regulations in relation to a represented individual who has none of the following—

(a)capital exceeding £3,000;

(b)equity in the individual’s main dwelling exceeding £100,000; and

(c)gross annual income exceeding £22,325.

(2) For the purpose of paragraph (1), where an individual resides in more than one dwelling, the court must decide which dwelling is the main dwelling.