# The Advice and Assistance (Financial Conditions) (Scotland) Regulations 1991, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
These Regulations increase the weekly disposable income above which a person is required to pay a contribution in respect of advice and assistance under the Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986 from £64 to £70. They also prescribe the scale of contributions to be paid where the weekly disposable income exceeds £70 but does not exceed £135.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1991/1095/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/advice-and-assistance-financial-conditions-scotland-regulations-1991/note
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