Article 2 Amendment to the County Court Fees Order 1982

For article 4 of the County Court Fees Order 1982^f1 there shall be substituted:—

“4

(1)

No fee shall be payable under this Order by a party who, at the time when a fee would otherwise become payable,

(a)

is in receipt of income support under Part VII of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992^f2, and

(b)

is not in receipt of representation under Part IV of the Legal Aid Act 1988^f3 for the purposes of the proceedings.

(2)

The Lord Chancellor may reduce or remit a fee in any case where, in circumstances where paragraph (1) does not apply, it appears to the Lord Chancellor that payment by a party who is an individual of any fee specified in Schedule 1 would involve undue financial hardship because of the exceptional circumstances of the particular case.

(3)

Paragraph (1) shall not apply to Fee No. 4(viii) (fee payable on a consolidated attachment of earnings order or an administration order).”.