Article 9 Persons eligible for legal aidF1
Northern Ireland
Legal aid to which this Article applies shall, subject to and in accordance with the provisions of this Part, be available for any person whose disposable income does not exceedF2£10,955F3£9,937 a year; but a person may be refused legal aid if—
it appears that he can afford to proceed without legal aid.
Regulations may provide that there shall be substituted—
for the yearly sum specified in paragraph (1), such other yearly sum as may be prescribed;
for the capital sum so specified, such other capital sum as may be prescribed.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Pt. 2 (to the extent that it remains in operation) repealed (1.4.2015) by Access to Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/435), arts. 1(2), 49(5), Sch. 5 (with transitional provisions and savings in art. 48, Sch. 3); S.R. 2015/194, art. 2, Sch. (with transitional provisions and savings in art. 3)
- F2
Words in art. 9(1) (in connection with proceedings involving a personal injury) substituted (6.4.2009) by Legal Aid (Financial Conditions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 (S.R. 2009/104), reg. 3(a)
- F3
Words in art. 9(1) (in any other case) substituted (6.4.2009) by Legal Aid (Financial Conditions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 (S.R. 2009/104), reg. 3(b)
- F4
in connection with proceedings involving a personal injury, SR 1992/107
- F5
in any other case, SR 1992/107
Notes on the whole Order
Textual amendments
- F1
Order repealed (1.11.2003 for the repeals of arts.18(1)-(7), 19, 20.3.2006 the repeal of art. 23, 1.4.2015 for the repeal of Pt. 2 to the extent that it remains in operation, otherwise prosp.) by Access to Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/435), arts. 1(2), 49(5), Sch. 5 (with transitional provisions and savings in art. 48, Sch. 3); S.R. 2003/344, art. 4, Sch. 2; S.R. 2006/27, art. 3; S.R. 2015/194, art. 2, Sch. (with transitional provisions and savings in art. 3)
- F2
functions transferred by SI 1982/159