Legal Advice and Assistance (Scotland) (Financial Conditions) Regulations 1985

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1985 No. 1860 (S. 141)

LEGAL AID AND ADVICE, SCOTLAND

The Legal Advice and Assistance (Scotland) (Financial Conditions) Regulations 1985

Approved by both Houses of Parliament

25thOctober 1985

6thNovember 1985

25thNovember 1985

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 15 of the Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1967(a) and sections 1 and 11 of the Legal Advice and Assistance Act 1972(b), and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following regulations:—

1.—(1) These regulations may be cited as the Legal Advice and Assistance (Scotland) (Financial Conditions) Regulations 1985 and shall come into operation on 25th November 1985.

(2) In these regulations, "the Act" means the Legal Advice and Assistance Act 1972.

2. For the purposes of section 1(a) of the Act, there is hereby prescribed the weekly sum of £114 in place of the weekly sum of £108 prescribed by the Legal Advice and Assistance (Scotland) (Financial Conditions) Regulations 1984(c).

3. For the purposes of section 1 of the Act, there is hereby prescribed the capital sum of £800 in place of the capital sum of £765 prescribed by the Legal Advice and Assistance (Scotland) (Financial Conditions) Regulations 1984.

(a) 1967 c. 43; section 15 was extended by section 6 of the Legal Advice and Assistance Act 1972 (c. 50).

(b) 1972 c. 50; section 1 was amended by the Legal Aid Act 1979 (c.26), section 13(1) and Schedule 1, paragraph 5; section 11(1) was amended by the said Act of 1979, section 13(1) and Schedule 1, paragraph 7.

(c) S.I. 1984/1866.

4. The Legal Advice and Assistance (Scotland) (Financial Conditions) Regulations 1984 are hereby revoked.

John J. MacKay, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office.

New St Andrew's House, Edinburgh.

25th October 1985.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This Note is not part of the Regulations.)

These regulations increase the disposable income limit for eligibility for legal advice and assistance under the Legal Advice and Assistance Act 1972 from £108 a week to £114 a week and increase the disposable capital limit from £765 to £800.

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