# The Legal Aid in Criminal and Care Proceedings (General) (Amendment) Regulations 1990, 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 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)).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1990/489/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/legal-aid-in-criminal-and-care-proceedings-general-amendment-regulations-1990/note
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