# The Civil Legal Aid (Scotland) Regulations 1987, Regulation 14: Assessment of disposable income, etc. in relation to appellate proceedings


(1) Subject to paragraph (2) below, where an application relates to any of the proceed ings specified in regulation 4(1)(b), (d) or (e) above, and the applicant was previously an assisted person in relation to that action, cause or matter, the Board shall not redetermine the applicant’s disposable income and disposable capital but shall assess the amount of the maximum contribution, if any, payable in respect of the proceedings at an amount not greater than the maximum contribution assessed in relation to the earlier proceedings, less any amount assessed by the Board to be paid in respect of those proceedings.
(2) If since the last occasion on which the disposable income and disposable capital of the person concerned was determined in relation to that action, cause or matter, his circumstances have altered otherwise than as a result of the payment of a contribution in respect of the earlier proceedings, the Board may redetermine his disposable income and disposable capital and shall take into account–
(a) any increase in the amount of his disposable income by an amount greater than £500;
(b) any decrease in the amount of his disposable income by an amount greater than £250; and
(c) any increase in the amount of his disposable capital by an amount greater than £120.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1987/381/regulation/14 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/civil-legal-aid-scotland-regulations-1987/regulation-14
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