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The Legal Aid in Criminal and Care Proceedings (General) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 1996

S.I. 1996/2307 · Made 2 September 1996

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LEGAL AID AND ADVICE,ENGLAND AND WALES

Made 2nd September 1996

Laid before Parliament 16th September 1996

Coming into force 7th October 1996

The Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 34 and 43 of the Legal Aid Act 1988f1and with the consent of the Treasury, hereby makes the following Regulations:—

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1988 c. 34; sections 34 and 43 were amended by the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (c. 41), Schedule 18, paragraphs 60 and 63. Section 43 is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning given to “regulations”.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Interpretation
  3. 3Amendments to the Legal Aid in Criminal and Care Proceedings (General) Regulations 1989
  4. 4Amendments to the Legal Aid in Criminal and Care Proceedings (General) Regulations 1989
  5. 5Amendments to the Legal Aid in Criminal and Care Proceedings (General) Regulations 1989
  6. 6Amendments to the Legal Aid in Criminal and Care Proceedings (General) Regulations 1989
  7. Signature
  8. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Legal Aid in Criminal and Care Proceedings (General) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 1996 and shall come into force on 7th October 1996.

2Interpretation

In these Regulations a reference to any regulation or Schedule by number alone means the regulation or Schedule so numbered in the Legal Aid in Criminal and Care Proceedings (General) Regulations 1989f1.

3Amendments to the Legal Aid in Criminal and Care Proceedings (General) Regulations 1989

In regulation 3(1), the following shall be substituted for the definition of “income-based jobseeker’s allowance”:—

  • ““income-based jobseeker’s allowance” has the meaning given by section 1(4) of the Jobseekers Act 1995f1, but excludes any sum treated as payable by way of a jobseeker’s allowance by virtue of section 26 of that Act;”.

4Amendments to the Legal Aid in Criminal and Care Proceedings (General) Regulations 1989

In regulation 41A(2), for “paragraph (1)” there shall be substituted “paragraph (1)(a)”.

5Amendments to the Legal Aid in Criminal and Care Proceedings (General) Regulations 1989

The following shall be inserted after paragraph 6 of Schedule 3:—

“6A

In computing disposable income there shall be disregarded—

(a)

so much of any back to work bonus received under section 26 of the Jobseekers Act 1995 as is by virtue of that section to be treated as payable by way of a jobseeker’s allowance;

(b)

any payment made by the Secretary of State under the Earnings Top-up Scheme 1996f1.”.

6Amendments to the Legal Aid in Criminal and Care Proceedings (General) Regulations 1989

Paragraph 16 of Schedule 3 shall be amended as follows:—

(a)

in sub-paragraph (b)(ii), the final “and” shall be omitted;

(b)

the following shall be inserted after sub-paragraph (c):—

  • “; and

    1. (d)

      so much of any back to work bonus received under section 26 of the Jobseekers Act 1995 as is by virtue of that section to be treated as payable by way of a jobseeker’s allowance.”.

Signature

Mackay of Clashfern. C.

Dated 23rd August 1996

We consent,

Bowen Wells

Roger Knapman

Two of the Lords Commissioners ofHer Majesty’s Treasury

Dated 2nd September 1996

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 that any back to work bonus treated as payable by way of a jobseeker’s allowance, and any earnings top-up, are excluded from the computations of disposable income and disposable capital. Regulation 41A(2), which provides for a defence of due care or diligence for mis-statements or omissions in connection with legal aid applications, is amended to refer to paragraph (1)(a) instead of paragraph (1).