Amendments to the Criminal Legal Aid (Contribution Orders) Regulations 2013

8.—(1) The Criminal Legal Aid (Contribution Orders) Regulations 2013(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2 (interpretation), after the definition of “the Act” insert—

“the 2015 (Northern Ireland) Order” means the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015;.

(3) In regulation 9(3) (individuals not liable to make a payment), in sub-paragraph (e), after “2012” insert “or Part 2 of the 2015 (Northern Ireland) Order”.

(4) In regulation 10(2) (calculation of gross annual income)—

(a)in sub-paragraph (d), after paragraph (viii) insert—

(ix)payments made by or under the Welsh Independent Living Grant;

(x)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;

(xi)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;, and

(b)in sub-paragraph (i), after “2012” insert “or Part 5 of the 2015 (Northern Ireland) Order”.

(1)

S.I. 2013/483; relevant amending instruments are: S.I. 2015/643, 2015/838 and 2015/710.