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

Amendments to the Community Legal Service (Financial) Regulations 2000

2.—(1) The Community Legal Service (Financial) Regulations 2000(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 4(2) (financial eligibility), in sub-paragraph (e), after “2012” insert “or Part 2 of the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015(2)”.

(3) In regulation 19 (calculation of income)—

(a) in paragraph (h), after “(2006)” insert “or by or under the Welsh Independent Living Grant”;

(b) in paragraph (j), after “2012” insert “or Part 5 of the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015”, and

(c) after paragraph (j), insert—

“(k) payments made under Part 2 or 3 of the Social Security (Payments on Account of Benefit) Regulations 2013(3) or Part 2 or 3 of the Social Security (Payments on Account of Benefit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016(4);

(l) payments made under regulation 17 of the Universal Credit (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2014(5) or regulation 17 of the Universal Credit (Transitional Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016(6).”.

(4) In regulation 33 (calculation of capital)—

(a) at the end of paragraph (a) omit “and”;

(b) in paragraph (c), after “Funds” insert “or by or under the Welsh Independent Living Grant”, and

(c) after paragraph (c) insert—

“(d) payments made under Part 2 or 3 of the Social Security (Payments on Account of Benefit) Regulations 2013 or Part 2 or 3 of the Social Security (Payments on Account of Benefit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016; and

(e) payments made under regulation 17 of the Universal Credit (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2014 or regulation 17 of the Universal Credit (Transitional Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016.”.

(1)

S.I. 2000/516; relevant amending instruments are: S.I. 2001/3663, 2005/589, 2006/713, 2007/2442, 2008/1879, 2009/1894, 2013/626 and 2013/630. This instrument has been revoked subject to savings provisions in S.I. 2013/534.

(2)

S.I. 2015/2006 (N.I. 1).

(3)

S.I. 2013/383, amended by S.I. 2013/1508, 2014/2888, 2015/1754 and 2015/1985.

(4)

S.R. (NI) 2016 No 223.

(5)

S.I. 2014/1230, to which there are amendments not relevant to this instrument.

(6)

S.R. (NI) 2016 No 226.