Regulation 5 Amendments to the Civil Legal Aid (General) Regulations 1989

Regulation 94 shall be amended as follows:—

(a)

in paragraph (d)(ix), the final “or” shall be omitted;

(b)

after paragraph (d) there shall be inserted the following:—

“(dd)

any tools of the assisted person’s trade;”;

(c)

in paragraph (f), the final “or” shall be omitted;

(d)

after paragraph (f) there shall be inserted the following:—

“(ff)

any payment made by the Secretary of State under the Earnings Top-up Scheme 1996^f1; or”.

Annotations

f1: This Scheme, which applies only in certain areas of Great Britain, is an extra-statutory Scheme introduced by the Secretary of State for Social Security having effect on 8th October 1996. Copies of the Rules of the Scheme may be obtained from the Customer Services Manager, Earnings Top-up, Norcross, Blackpool FY5 3TA and will be available for inspection at the Department of Social Security, 9th Floor, Adelphi, 1-11 John Adam Street, London WC2N 6HT and offices of the Benefits Agency and Employment Job Centres which serve the areas specified in Schedule 1 to the Scheme.