Statutory Instruments

2016 No. 708

Legal Aid And Advice, England And Wales

The Civil and Criminal Legal Aid (Financial Eligibility and Contributions) (Amendment) Regulations 2016

Made

5th July 2016

Laid before Parliament

7th July 2016

Coming into force

28th July 2016

The Lord Chancellor makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 7, 17A and 25(8) of, and paragraph 3B of Schedule 3 to, the Access to Justice Act 1999(1) and sections 21(2), 23(1), (2) and (6), and 41(1) and (2) of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012(2).

(1)

1999 c. 22. Section 26 provides that in Part 1 of that Act “regulations” means regulations made by the Lord Chancellor. That Act has been repealed, subject to savings provisions in S.I. 2013/534.

(2)

2012 c. 10. Section 42(1) provides that in Part 1of that Act “regulations” mean regulations made by the Lord Chancellor.