Regulation 2 Amendment of the Legal Aid, Advice and Assistance Order

(1)

The Legal Aid, Advice and Assistance (Northern Ireland) Order 1981^f1 is amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (4).

(2)

In Article 3(1)(b)^f2 (persons eligible for advice and assistance) for the words from “or an income-based jobseeker’s allowance” to the end substitute “, an income-based jobseeker’s allowance (payable under the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995) or an income-related allowance under Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007 (employment and support allowance).”.

(3)

In Article 7(2)^f3 (contributions from persons receiving advice or assistance) for “or an income-based jobseeker’s allowance (payable under the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995)” substitute “, an income-based jobseeker’s allowance (payable under the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995) or an income-related allowance under Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007 (employment and support allowance)”.

(4)

In Article 14(5)^f4 (assessment of disposable capital and income and of maximum contribution) for the words from “or an income-based jobseeker’s allowance” to the end substitute “, an income-based jobseeker’s allowance (payable under the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995) or an income-related allowance under Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007 (employment and support allowance).”.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: S.I. 1981/228 (N.I. 8)
f2: Article 3(1)(b) was amended by paragraph 36(1)(a) of Schedule 9 to the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1986 (S.I. 1986/1888 (N.I. 18)) and paragraph 5 of Schedule 3 to the Tax Credits Act 2002 (c. 21)
f3: Article 7(2) was amended by paragraph 36(1)(b) of Schedule 9 to the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1986, paragraph 6 of Schedule 3 to the Tax Credits Act 2002 and regulation 4 of S.R. 2008 No. 107
f4: Article 14(5) was amended by paragraph 36(1)(c) of Schedule 9 to the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1986 and paragraph 7 of Schedule 3 to the Tax Credits Act 2002