Legal Advice and Assistance (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007

S.R. 2007/173 · Made 18 March 2007 · Extends to Northern Ireland

legal aid and advice

Made 18th March 2007

Coming into operation 9th April 2007

To be laid before Parliament

The Lord Chancellor makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by Articles 7(2), 22 and 27 of the Legal Aid, Advice and Assistance (Northern Ireland) Order 1981^f1 and now vested in him^f2:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1: S.I. 1981/228 (N.I. 8); Article 27 is an interpretation provision and is recited because of the meaning assigned to the words “prescribed” and “regulations”
f2: S.I. 1982/159

1Citation and commencement
2Revocation Repealed
3Amendment to Schedule 2
Signature
Explanatory note

1Citation and commencementI1

These Regulations may be cited as the Legal Advice and Assistance (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007 and shall come into operation on 9th April 2007.

2Revocation

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3Amendment to Schedule 2I1

For the table set out in Schedule 2 to the Legal Advice and Assistance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1981^f1 there shall be substituted the following table –

“

Disposable Income Range
Maximum

Contribution

Exceeding £91 but not exceeding £98 a week £7
Exceeding £98 but not exceeding £105 a week £14
Exceeding £105 but not exceeding £112 a week £21
Exceeding £112 but not exceeding £119 a week £28
Exceeding £119 but not exceeding £126 a week £35
Exceeding £126 but not exceeding £133 a week £42
Exceeding £133 but not exceeding £140 a week £49
Exceeding £140 but not exceeding £147 a week £56
Exceeding £147 but not exceeding £154 a week £63
Exceeding £154 but not exceeding £161 a week £70
Exceeding £161 but not exceeding £168 a week £77
Exceeding £168 but not exceeding £175 a week £84
Exceeding £175 but not exceeding £182 a week £91
Exceeding £182 but not exceeding £189 a week £98
Exceeding £189 but not exceeding £196 a week £105
Exceeding £196 but not exceeding £203 a week £112
Exceeding £203 but not exceeding £210 a week £119
Exceeding £210 but not exceeding £215 a week £124

”

Disposable Income Range	Maximum Contribution
Exceeding £91 but not exceeding £98 a week	£7
Exceeding £98 but not exceeding £105 a week	£14
Exceeding £105 but not exceeding £112 a week	£21
Exceeding £112 but not exceeding £119 a week	£28
Exceeding £119 but not exceeding £126 a week	£35
Exceeding £126 but not exceeding £133 a week	£42
Exceeding £133 but not exceeding £140 a week	£49
Exceeding £140 but not exceeding £147 a week	£56
Exceeding £147 but not exceeding £154 a week	£63
Exceeding £154 but not exceeding £161 a week	£70
Exceeding £161 but not exceeding £168 a week	£77
Exceeding £168 but not exceeding £175 a week	£84
Exceeding £175 but not exceeding £182 a week	£91
Exceeding £182 but not exceeding £189 a week	£98
Exceeding £189 but not exceeding £196 a week	£105
Exceeding £196 but not exceeding £203 a week	£112
Exceeding £203 but not exceeding £210 a week	£119
Exceeding £210 but not exceeding £215 a week	£124

Signature

Signed by authority of the Lord Chancellor

Bridget Prentice

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,

Department for Constitutional Affairs

Dated 18th March 2007

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Legal Advice and Assistance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1981 so as to substitute a new scale of contributions payable for legal advice and assistance under Article 7(2) of the Legal Aid, Advice and Assistance (Northern Ireland) Order 1981.