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Regulation 19 Resources to be treated as the individual’s resourcesI1

England and Wales

(1)

In this Part a reference to the financial resources, income or financial circumstances of, or amounts payable to an individual includes a reference to the financial resources, income or financial circumstances of, or amounts payable to the individual’s partner, unless the partner has a contrary interest in the proceedings in respect of which the individual is making an application for a determination by the Director under section 16 of the Act.

(2)

Where it appears to the Director that—

(a)

another person is or has been substantially maintaining the individual or the individual’s partner; or

(b)

any of the financial resources of another person have been made available to the individual or the individual’s partner,

the Director may assess or estimate the value of the maintenance or the financial resources made available and may treat such amounts as the financial resources of the individual.

Annotations

Commencement

I1

Reg. 19 in force at 1.4.2013, see reg. 1

Notes on Part 3

Textual amendments

F1

Words in Pt. 3 heading inserted (27.1.2014) by The Criminal Legal Aid (Financial Resources) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/2791), regs. 1(3), 7 (with reg. 15)