Source: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1981/228/article/14
Timestamp: 2013-05-19 18:20:54
Document Index: 115598079

Matched Legal Cases: ['art. 14', 'art. 14', 'art. 33', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art 1', 'art. 14']

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What VersionLatest available (Revised)Original (As made)Advanced FeaturesShow Geographical Extent(e.g. England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland)Show Timeline of Changes Opening OptionsOpen whole OrderOpen Order without schedulesOpen Schedules onlyChanges to legislation:There are outstanding changes not yet made by the legislation.gov.uk editorial team to Legal Aid, Advice and Assistance (Northern Ireland) Order 1981. Any changes that have already been made by the team appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.Changes to LegislationRevised legislation carried on this site may not be fully up to date. Changes and effects are recorded by our editorial team in lists which can be found in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ area. Where those effects have yet to be applied to the text of the legislation by the editorial team they are also listed alongside the legislation in the affected provisions. Use the ‘more’ link to open the changes and effects relevant to the provision you are viewing.Changes and effects yet to be applied to :Changes and effectsThis section lists the changes and effects yet to be applied to the specific provision you are viewing.art. 14(5) words inserted by 2011 c. 24 (N.I.) s. 82(4)art. 14(5) words repealed by 2010 c. 13 (N.I.) Sch. 4 Pt. 1Changes and effects yet to be applied to the whole Order, associated Parts and Chapters:Changes and effectsThis section lists the changes and effects yet to be applied to the whole Order, associated Parts and Chapters where applicable. This includes any insertions of whole new Parts, Chapters or provisions yet to be inserted into this Order. These effects are included in this view as they may be (but won’t necessarily be) relevant to the specific provision that you are viewing.Order power to amend conferred by 2011 c. 24 (N.I.) s. 90(2)(b)Order power to amend conferred by 2011 c. 24 (N.I.) Sch. 5 para. 5(a)Order transfer of functions by S.I. 2010/976 Sch. 17 para. 36Order words substituted by 2009 c. 1 (N.I.) Sch. 6 para. 1(1)(a)Order words substituted by 2009 c. 1 (N.I.) Sch. 6 para. 1(1)(c)Whole provisions yet to be inserted into this Order (including any effects on those provisions):art. 33A inserted by 2011 c. 24 (N.I.) s. 81(2)Commencement Orders yet to be applied to the Legal Aid, Advice and Assistance (Northern Ireland) Order 1981:Commencement OrdersThis section lists the commencement orders yet to be applied to the whole Order. These effects are included in this view as they may be (but won’t necessarily be) relevant to the specific provision that you are viewing. Where applicable the commencement orders are listed under two headings, firstly those that bring some part of the Order you are viewing into force and secondly, those that bring into force legislation that affects some part of the legislation you are viewing. If you are viewing a prospective version or there is a prospective version available there may be commencement orders listed here that are relevant to the provision you are viewing.Commencement Orders bringing legislation that affects this Order into force:S.R. 2012/142 art. 2 commences (2011 c. 24 (N.I.))S.R. 2012/214 art. 2-5 commences (2011 c. 24 (N.I.))S.R. 2012/449 art. 2 commences (2011 c. 24 (N.I.))Assessment of disposable capital and income and of maximum contributionN.I.14.—(1) References in this Part to a person's disposable income or disposable capital shall be taken as referring to the rate of his income or amount of his capital after making—
(a)such deductions as may be prescribed in respect of—
(i)the maintenance of dependants;
(ii)interest on loans;
(iii)income tax;
(iv)rates;
(v)rent; and
(vi)other matters for which the person in question must or reasonably may provide; and
(b)such further allowances as may be prescribed to take account of the nature of his resources.
(2) Regulations may make provision as to the manner in which the rate of a person's income and the amount of his capital are to be computed for the purposes of paragraph (1), and in particular for—
(a)determining whether any resources are to be treated as income or capital; and
(b)taking into account fluctuations of income.
(3) The regulations shall include provisions for securing that the resources of a person seeking or receiving legal aid, advice or assistance shall be treated as not including the subject matter of the dispute.
(4) Except in so far as the regulations otherwise provide, any resources of a person's[F1 spouse or civil partner] shall be treated for the purposes of this Article as that person's resources, and the regulations may also make provision, in relation to minors and any other special cases, for taking into account the resources of other persons.
(5) The regulations may also include, in relation to advice and assistance, provision as to the cases in which a person is for the purposes of Articles 3 and 7 to be taken to be (directly or indirectly) in receipt of[F2 income support[F3, an income-based jobseeker's allowance (payable under the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995) or an income-related allowance under Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007 (employment and support allowance).]]
(6) Subject to the provisions of this Article, the disposable income and disposable capital of a person applying for legal aid, and the maximum amount of his contribution to the legal aid fund in respect of any proceedings, shall be determined in accordance with regulations.
(7) Regulations for the purposes of this Article shall be made with the concurrence of the Treasury.
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