{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/legal-advice-and-assistance-amendment-regulations-1997/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1997/751",
  "legislation_title": "The Legal Advice and Assistance (Amendment) Regulations 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/legal-advice-and-assistance-amendment-regulations-1997",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
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  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Regulations)\nThese Regulations amend the Legal Advice and Assistance Regulations 1989 so as to:—\n(a) increase, with effect from 7th April 1997, the weekly income limits for legal advice and assistance (other than assistance by way of representation “ABWOR”) from £75 to £77; for non-contributory ABWOR from £67 to £69, and for contributory ABWOR from £162 to £166;\n(b) make provision for applications for ABWOR by a person at risk of imprisonment for failure to comply with a court order;\n(c) provide that a payment made under the Community Care (Direct Payments) Act 1996 shall be disregarded in computing disposable income; and\n(d) amend the remuneration arrangements for a solicitor acting for a legally assisted person serving a sentence of detention during Her Majesty’s pleasure whose case is referred to the Parole Board under section 32(2) or 39(4) of the Criminal Justice Act 1991 (c. 53).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/751/note",
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  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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