# The Legal Advice and Assistance (Financial Conditions) Regulations 1988

S.I. 1988/666 · made 8 March 1988

These Regulations increase the disposable income limit for the availability of legal advice and assistance under Part I of the Legal Aid Act 1974 from £118 to £122 a week and increase the disposable capital limit from £825 to £850.

Made under: Legal Aid Act 1974 (Section 1, Section 20, Section 25)

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/legal-advice-and-assistance-financial-conditions-regulations-1988/pdf/uksi_19880666_en.pdf

## Introductory text

LEGAL AID AND ADVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES
Made 8th March 1988
Laid before Parliament 9th March 1988
Coming into force 11th April 1988
The Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 1, 20 and 25 of the Legal Aid Act 1974, hereby makes the following Regulations:—

## 1 

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Legal Advice and Assistance (Financial Conditions) Regulations 1988 and shall come into force on 11th April 1988.
(2) In these Regulations,“the Act” means the Legal Aid Act 1974.
(3) The Regulations specified in the first column of the Schedule shall be revoked to the extent specified in the third column of that Schedule.

## 2 

For the weekly sum of £118 specified in section 1(1)(a) of the Act, there shall be substituted the weekly sum of £122.

## 3 

For the capital sum of £825 specified in section 1(1) of the Act, there shall be substituted the sum of £850, except in relation to assistance by way of representation (for which the sum remains £3,000).

## Signature

Mackay of Clashfern, C.
Dated 8th March 1988

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Regulations revoked
References
Extent of revocation
Legal Advice and Assistance (Financial Conditions) Regulations 1987
S.I. 1987/627
The whole Regulations.
Legal Advice and Assistance (Financial Conditions) Regulations 1985
S.I. 1985/1614
The whole Regulations.
Legal Advice and Assistance (Financial Conditions) Regulations 1984
S.I. 1984/1837
The whole Regulations.
Legal Advice and Assistance (Financial Conditions) (No. 2) Regulations 1983
S.I. 1983/1784
Regulations 2 and 3.
Legal Advice and Assistance (Financial Conditions) Regulations 1983
S.I. 1983/618
Regulations 2 and 3.
Legal Advice and Assistance (Financial Conditions) Regulations 1982
S.I. 1982/236
Regulations 2 and 3.
Legal Advice and Assistance (Financial Conditions) (No. 3) Regulations 1979
S.I. 1979/1395
The whole Regulations.
Legal Advice and Assistance (Financial Conditions) (No. 2) Regulations 1979
S.I. 1979/350
The whole Regulations.
Legal Advice and Assistance (Financial Conditions) (No. 2) Regulations 1978
S.I. 1978/1568
The whole Regulations.
Legal Advice and Assistance (Financial Conditions) (No. 4) Regulations 1977
S.I. 1977/1934
The whole Regulations.
Legal Advice and Assistance (Financial Conditions) (No. 2) Regulations 1977
S.I. 1977/446
The whole Regulations.
Legal Advice and Assistance (Financial Conditions) (No. 2) Regulations 1976
S.I. 1976/1894
The whole Regulations.
Legal Advice and Assistance (Financial Conditions) (No. 4) Regulations 1975
S.I. 1975/1866
The whole Regulations.
Legal Advice and Assistance (Financial Conditions) (No. 2) Regulations 1975
S.I. 1975/856
The whole Regulations.
Legal Advice and Assistance (Financial Conditions) Regulations 1974
S.I. 1974/1302
The whole Regulations.

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations increase the disposable income limit for the availability of legal advice and assistance under Part I of the Legal Aid Act 1974 from £118 to £122 a week and increase the disposable capital limit from £825 to £850.

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