# The Advice and Assistance (Scotland) Regulations 1987, Paragraph 6


In computing the capital and income of the person concerned–
(a) there shall be left out of account the value of the subject matter of any claim in respect of which the person concerned is applying for advice or assistance;
(b) the resources of any spouse of the person concerned shall be treated as that person’s resources unless–
(i) the spouse has a contrary interest in the matter in respect of which the person concerned is applying for advice or assistance, or
(ii) the person concerned and spouse are living separate and apart, or
(iii) in all the circumstances of the case it would be inequitable or impracticable to do so.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1987/382/schedule/2/paragraph/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/advice-and-assistance-scotland-regulations-1987/schedule-2/paragraph-6
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