# The Legal Aid in Criminal and Care Proceedings (General) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 1999, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Legal Aid in Criminal and Care Proceedings (General) Regulations 1989 so as to replace references to family credit and disability working allowance with references to working families' tax credit and disabled person’s tax credit, following the changes made by the Tax Credits Act 1999. A recipient of one of these tax credits will be eligible for criminal legal aid without liability to make a contribution or the need to submit a statement of means provided that the amount to be deducted from the weekly maximum allowance does not exceed £70. Those in receipt of family credit or disability working allowance under a decision made before the coming into force of these Regulations will continue to be eligible for criminal legal aid without liability to make a contribution or the need to submit a statement of means.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/2577/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/legal-aid-in-criminal-and-care-proceedings-general-amendment-no-4-regulations-1999/note
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