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The Civil Legal Aid (Financial Resources and Payment for Services) Regulations 2013

S.I. 2013/480 · Made 28 February 2013 · Extends to England and Wales

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reg. 5(1)(ka)word omittedNationality and Borders Act 2022 s. 25(4)
reg. 5(1)(m)insertedNationality and Borders Act 2022 s. 25(4)
reg. 5(1)(ma)reg. 5(1)(m) renumbered as reg. 5(1)(ma)Criminal and Civil Legal Aid 2023 reg. 3(2)(a)

Legal Aid And Advice, England And Wales

Made 28th February 2013

Laid before Parliament 7th March 2013

Coming into force 1st April 2013

The Lord Chancellor makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 5(4), 21(2) to (8), 23(1), (2)(a) and (b), (4) to (8), (9)(a) to (c), (11)(a), and 41(1)(a) and (b), (2)(a) and (b) and (3)(a) of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 M1.

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2012 c. 10. Section 42(1) of the Act provides that in Part 1 of the Act “regulations” means regulations made by the Lord Chancellor.

Contents

  1. Part 1: Interpretation and General
  2. 1Citation and commencement
  3. 2Interpretation
  4. 3Delegation
  5. Part 2: Determinations in respect of an individual's financial resources
  6. Chapter 1: Financial eligibility limits and waivers
  7. 4Determination in respect of an individual's financial resources
  8. 5Exceptions from requirement to make a determination in respect of an individual's financial resources
  9. 6Individuals in receipt of certain support
  10. 7Financial eligibility limit – gross income
  11. 8Financial eligibility limit – disposable income and disposable capital
  12. 9Waiver of eligibility limit in multi-party actions of significant wider public interest
  13. 10Waiver of eligibility limits and contributions in inquests Repealed
  14. 11Waiver of eligibility limit and contributions in cross-border disputes Repealed
  15. 12Waiver of eligibility limit in proceedings relating to domestic abuse , female genital mutilation protection orders and forced marriage
  16. Chapter 2: Making a determination in respect of an individual's financial resources
  17. 13Provision of information
  18. 14Calculations
  19. 15Application in representative, fiduciary or official capacity
  20. 16Resources to be treated as the individual's resources
  21. 17Deprivation or conversion of resources
  22. 18Duty to report change in financial circumstances
  23. 19Amendment of determination due to error or receipt of new information
  24. 20Further determinations
  25. Chapter 3: Calculation of income
  26. 21Calculation of income
  27. 22Calculation of income from trade, business or gainful employment
  28. 23Deductions for income tax and national insurance contributions
  29. 24Payments to be disregarded from calculation of disposable income or gross income
  30. 25Deductions in respect of a partner and dependants of the individual
  31. 26Deduction in respect of maintenance
  32. 27Deductions in respect of employment expenses and child care costs
  33. 28Deductions in respect of rent or cost of living accommodation
  34. 29Deductions in respect of contribution orders
  35. Chapter 4: Calculation of capital
  36. 30Calculating disposable capital
  37. 31Value of resource of a capital nature
  38. 32Value of any money due
  39. 33Value of life insurance etc
  40. 34Exclusions from disposable capital
  41. 35Interest in common property
  42. 36Value of the business etc
  43. 37Interest in land
  44. 38Subject matter of the dispute disregard
  45. 39Amount of interest in dwellings to be disregarded
  46. 40Certain payments to be disregarded
  47. 41Disregards for individuals aged 60 or over
  48. 42Discretion to disregard interim payments
  49. 43Discretion to disregard restrained assets
  50. Part 3: Payment for services
  51. 44Contributions Repealed
  52. 45Contributions where more than one certificate in force Repealed
  53. 46Repayment of excess contributions
  54. 47Consequences of revocation
  55. Signature
  56. Explanatory note