# The Personal Independence Payment (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2013, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations make amendments to regulations made under the Access to Justice Act 1999 (c. 22) (the “1999 Act”) that are consequential on the commencement of Part 4 of the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (c. 5), which makes provision in relation to an allowance known as personal independence payment. Though the regulations made under the 1999 Act are repealed on 1st April 2013 upon the commencement of paragraph 51 of Schedule 5 to the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (c. 10), they are saved for certain cases by regulation 6 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (Consequential, Transitional and Saving Provisions) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/534) so it is necessary to amend the regulations to make provision for personal independence payment.
Regulations 2 to 5 each insert a reference to personal independence payment into regulations made under the 1999 Act. This adds personal independence payment in the list of payments to be disregarded from an individual’s income when determining whether the individual is financially eligible for legal aid, or is liable to make a contribution towards the costs of their legally aided representation in accordance with those regulations.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/626/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/personal-independence-payment-consequential-amendments-regulations-2013/note
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