Section 15 Financial conditions.C1 C2

Scotland

(1)

A person shall be eligible for civil legal aid if his disposable income does not exceed F1£26,239 a year.

(2)

A person may be refused civil legal aid if—

(a)

his disposable capital exceeds F2£13,017; and

(b)

it appears to the Board that he can afford to proceed without legal aid.

(3)

For the purposes of this section, a person’s disposable income and disposable capital shall be determined by the Board.

F3(4)

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Annotations

F1: Word in s. 15(1) substituted (11.4.2011) by The Advice and Assistance and Civil Legal Aid (Financial Conditions and Contributions) (Scotland) Regulations 2011 (S.S.I. 2011/217), regs. 1, 4(5) (with reg. 3)
F2: Word in s. 15(2)(a) substituted (11.4.2011) by The Advice and Assistance and Civil Legal Aid (Financial Conditions and Contributions) (Scotland) Regulations 2011 (S.S.I. 2011/217), regs. 1, 4(6) (with reg. 3)
F3: S. 15(4) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Civil and Family Justice (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2020 (S.S.I. 2020/441), regs. 1(2)(b), 8 (with regs. 12, 13)

C1

S. 15 modified (7.10.1996) by S.I. 1996/2444, reg. 47(2)(a)

C2

S. 15 excluded by S.I. 1987/381, regs. 46(2)(a), 47(2)(a)