# The Advice and Assistance (Financial Conditions) (Scotland) Regulations 1993

S.I. 1993/971 · made 31 March 1993

These Regulations increase the disposable income limit for eligibility for advice and assistance under the Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986 from £145 a week to £147 a week; they decrease the weekly disposable income above which a person is required to pay a contribution from £75 to £61; and they prescribe the scale of contributions to be paid where the weekly disposable income exceeds £61 but does not exceed £147.

Made under: Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986

## Introductory text

LEGAL AID AND ADVICE, SCOTLAND
Made 31st March 1993
Coming into force 12th April 1993
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 11(2), 36(2)(b) and 37(1) of the Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986(), and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations, a draft of which has, in accordance with section 37(2) of that Act, been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament:

## 1 

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Advice and Assistance (Financial Conditions) (Scotland) Regulations 1993 and shall come into force on 12th April 1993.
(2) In these Regulations, “the Act” means the Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986.

## 2 

For the weekly sum of £145 specified in section 8(a) of the Act(), there is hereby substituted the weekly sum of £147.

## 3 

For the weekly sum of £75 specified in section 11(2)(a) of the Act(), there is hereby substituted the weekly sum of £61.

## 4 

The maximum amount of fees or outlays which a client shall be liable to pay under section 11(2) of the Act(), where his disposable income falls within a range specified in the first column of the following table, shall be the amount specified in relation to that range in the second column:–
Disposable income range
Maximum contribution
1. Exceeding £61 but not exceeding £68 a week
£ 7
2. Exceeding £68 but not exceeding £75 a week
£14
3. Exceeding £75 but not exceeding £82 a week
£21
4. Exceeding £82 but not exceeding £89 a week
£28
5. Exceeding £89 but not exceeding £96 a week
£35
6. Exceeding £96 but not exceeding £103 a week
£42
7. Exceeding £103 but not exceeding £110 a week
£49
8. Exceeding £110 but not exceeding £117 a week
£56
9. Exceeding £117 but not exceeding £124 a week
£63
10. Exceeding £124 but not exceeding £131 a week
£70
11. Exceeding £131 but not exceeding £138 a week
£77
12. Exceeding £138 but not exceeding £147 a week
£86

## 5 

Regulations 2, 4 and 5 of the Advice and Assistance (Financial Conditions) (Scotland) Regulations 1992() are hereby revoked.

## Signature

Fraser of Carmyllie
Minister of State, Scottish Office
St. Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
31st March 1993

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations increase the disposable income limit for eligibility for advice and assistance under the Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986 from £145 a week to £147 a week; they decrease the weekly disposable income above which a person is required to pay a contribution from £75 to £61; and they prescribe the scale of contributions to be paid where the weekly disposable income exceeds £61 but does not exceed £147.

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