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

Amendments to the Criminal Defence Service (General) (No.2) Regulations 2001

3.—(1) The Criminal Defence Service (General) (No.2) Regulations 2001(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 5 (advice and assistance – financial eligibility)—

(a) in paragraph (8)(g), after “2012” insert “or Part 2 of the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015”, and

(b) in paragraph (9), after “support allowance” insert “or universal credit under Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act 2012 or Part 2 of the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015”.

(3) In paragraph 8(1) of Schedule 1 (assessment of resources)—

(a) at the end of paragraph (f), after “2012” insert “or Part 5 of the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015”, and

(b) after paragraph (f) insert—

“(g) 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

(h) 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. 2001/1437; relevant amending instruments are: S.I. 2008/1879, 2013/630 and 2013/626. This instrument has been revoked subject to savings provisions in S.I. 2013/534.