LegalizeLegal Advice and Assistance (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996
Made: 12th March 1996
To be laid before Parliament
Coming into operation: 8th April 1996
The Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred by Articles 7(2), 22 and 27 of the Legal Aid, Advice and Assistance (Northern Ireland) Order 1981[^f00001] and now vested in him[^f00002], hereby makes the following Regulations:—
Citation and commencement
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Legal Advice and Assistance (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 and shall come into operation on 8th April 1996.
Revocation
2
The Legal Advice and Assistance (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995[^f00003] are hereby revoked.
Amendment to Schedule 2
3
For the table set out in Schedule 2 to the Legal Advice and Assistance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1981[^f00004], there shall be substituted the following table—
| Disposable Income Range | Maximum Contribution |
|---|---|
| Exceeding £67 but not exceeding £74 a week | £7 |
| Exceeding £74 but not exceeding £81 a week | £14 |
| Exceeding £81 but not exceeding £88 a week | £21 |
| Exceeding £88 but not exceeding £95 a week | £28 |
| Exceeding £95 but not exceeding £102 a week | £35 |
| Exceeding £102 but not exceeding £109 a week | £42 |
| Exceeding £109 but not exceeding £116 a week | £49 |
| Exceeding £116 but not exceeding £123 a week | £56 |
| Exceeding £123 but not exceeding £130 a week | £63 |
| Exceeding £130 but not exceeding £137 a week | £70 |
| Exceeding £137 but not exceeding £144 a week | £77 |
| Exceeding £144 but not exceeding £151 a week | £84 |
| Exceeding £151 but not exceeding £162 a week | £95 |
Signed
Mackay of Clashfern, C. — Dated 12th March 1996
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Regulations.)
These Regulations amend the Legal Advice and Assistance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1981 so as to substitute a new scale of contributions payable for legal advice and assistance under Article 7(2) of the Legal Aid, Advice and Assistance (Northern Ireland) Order 1981.
Footnotes
[^f00001]: S.I. 1981/228 (N.I. 8); Article 27 is an interpretation provision and is recited because of the meaning assigned to the words “prescribed” and “regulations”
[^f00002]: S.I. 1982/159
[^f00003]: S.R. 1995 No. 76
[^f00004]: S.R. 1981 No. 366; to which the most recent relevant amendment was made by S.R. 1995 No. 76
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