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Explanatory note

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(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Legal Aid in Criminal and Care Proceedings (General) Regulations 1989 by—

(1)

amending paragraph 3 of Schedule 3 of the 1989 Regulations to allow account to be taken of resources of which an applicant has deprived himself for whatever reason (regulation 3(1)(a));

(2)

making provision for allowances to be made in respect of the community charge and water and sewerage charges (regulation 3(1)(b) to (d));

(3)

increasing the levels of disposable income on which contribution is payable (regulation 3(2)).