# The Community Legal Service (Financial) (Amendment No. 3) Regulations 2001, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These regulations amend the Community Legal Service (Financial) Regulations 2000 so as to:
(i) further align the financial eligibility limits applied in respect of the various levels of service;
(ii) introduce a new means test which applies to all levels of service;
(iii) introduce a limit on the gross monthly income an applicant may have in order to be eligible for any funded services;
(iv) extend the discretion of the Legal Services Commission in respect of financial eligibility and contributions payable in cases of wider public interest;
(v) change the manner in which interest on the statutory charge is calculated;
(vi) make various further changes regarding financial eligibility, contributions and the statutory charge.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/3663/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/community-legal-service-financial-amendment-no-3-regulations-2001/note
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