# The Legal Aid (Financial Conditions) Regulations 1988

S.I. 1988/667 · made 8 March 1988

These Regulations increase the financial limits of eligibility for legal aid under Part I of the Legal Aid Act 1974.

Made under: Legal Aid Act 1974 (Section 6, Section 9, Section 20, Section 25)

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## 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 6, 9(2), 20 and 25 of the Legal Aid Act 1974, hereby makes the following Regulations:—

## 1 

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Legal Aid (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 yearly sum of £5585 specified in section 6(1) of the Act, there shall be substituted the sum of £5765.

## 3 

For the capital sum of £4850 specified in section 6(1)(a) of the Act, there shall be substituted the sum of £5000.

## 4 

For the yearly sum of £2325 specified in section 9(1)(a) of the Act, there shall be substituted the yearly sum of £2400.

## Signature

Mackay of Clashfern, C.
Dated 8th March 1988

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Regulations revoked
References
Extent of revocation
Legal Aid (Financial Conditions) Regulations 1987
S.I. 1987/628
The whole Regulations
Legal Aid (Financial Conditions) Regulations 1985
S.I. 1985/1615
The whole Regulations
Legal Aid (Financial Conditions) Regulations 1984
S.I. 1984/1838
The whole Regulations
Legal Aid (Financial Conditions) (No.2) Regulations 1983
S.I. 1983/1783
Regulations 2 to 4
Legal Aid (Financial Conditions) Regulations 1983
S.I. 1983/617
The whole Regulations
Legal Aid (Financial Conditions) Regulations 1982
S.I. 1982/238
The whole Regulations
Legal Aid (Financial Conditions) (No. 2) Regulations 1979
S.I. 1979/1394
The whole Regulations
Legal Aid (Financial Conditions) Regulations 1979
S.I. 1979/351
The whole Regulations
Legal Aid (Financial Conditions) Regulations 1978
S.I. 1978/1571
The whole Regulations
Legal Aid (Financial Conditions) Regulations 1977
S.I. 1977/1935
The whole Regulations
Legal Aid (Financial Conditions) Regulations 1976
S.I. 1976/1895
The whole Regulations
Legal Aid (Financial Conditions) (No. 2) Regulations 1975
S.I. 1975/1867
The whole Regulations
Legal Aid (Financial Conditions) Regulations 1975
S.I. 1975/855
The whole Regulations
Legal Aid (Financial Conditions) Regulations 1974
S.I. 1974/1303
The whole Regulations

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations increase the financial limits of eligibility for legal aid under Part I of the Legal Aid Act 1974.
The income limits are increased to make legal aid available to those with disposable incomes of not more than £5765 a year and available without payment of a contribution to those with disposable incomes of £2400 a year or less.
The upper limit of disposable capital, above which legal aid may be refused if it appears that the applicant could afford to proceed without legal aid, is increased to £5000. No change is made to the lower limit of disposable capital of £3000, below which no contribution in respect of capital may be required.

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