Explanatory Note
(This note is not part of the Regulations.)
These Regulations amend the Legal Aid, Advice and Assistance (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 so as to:
(a)increase the upper income limit to make legal advice and assistance available to those with disposable income of not more than £178 a week (instead of £172) (Regulation 3);
(b)increase the lower income limit below which legal advice and assistance is available without payment of a contribution to £75 a week (instead of £72) (Regulation 4).
No changes are made to the capital limits.