4.—(1) The Criminal Defence Service (Financial Eligibility) Regulations 2006(1) are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation), in the definition of “gross annual income”—
(a)in sub-paragraph (e), after “payments” insert “or payments made by or under the Welsh Independent Living Grant”;
(b)at the end of sub-paragraph (g) omit “and”;
(c)after sub-paragraph (g)—
(i)omit sub-paragraph (f), and
(ii)insert—
any personal independence payment paid under Part 4 of the Welfare Reform Act 2012(2) or Part 5 of the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015;
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
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.”.
(3) In regulation 5(4) (assessment by representation authority), at the end of sub-paragraph (e) insert “or Part 2 of the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015”.
S.I. 2006/2492; relevant amending instruments are: S.I. 2007/2937, 2008/1879, 2013/591, 2013/626 and 2013/630.
2012 c. 12; relevant amending instruments are: S.I. 2013/358, 2013/377, 2013/387 and 2013/1250.