Statutory Instrument 1997 No. 416

The Civil Legal Aid (General) (Amendment) Regulations 1997

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     4 . In regulation 79, after "these Regulations" there shall be inserted "whether in respect of the same or different proceedings".

     5 . Regulation 94 shall be amended as follows: - 

(a) in paragraph (d)(ix), the final "or" shall be omitted;

(b) after paragraph (d) there shall be inserted the following: - 


" (dd) any tools of the assisted person's trade;";



(c) in paragraph (f), the final "or" shall be omitted;

(d) after paragraph (f) there shall be inserted the following: - 



" (ff) any payment made by the Secretary of State under the Earnings Top-up Scheme 1996[3]; or".

     6 . After regulation 101(1) there shall be inserted the following new paragraph - 

    " (1A) A solicitor who has acted for an assisted person may make an application under paragraph (1)(a) notwithstanding that the proceedings to which the certificate related have concluded and that the certificate has been revoked or discharged.".

Mackay of Clashfern , C.

Dated 11th February 1997


We consent,

Patrick McLoughlin
Roger M. Knapman
Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury

Dated 18th February 1997

[2] S.I. 1989/339, as amended by S.I. 1991/2036 and 1996/649. back

[3] This Scheme, which applies only in certain areas of Great Britain, is an extra-statutory Scheme introduced by the Secretary of State for Social Security having effect on 8th October 1996. Copies of the Rules of the Scheme may be obtained from the Customer Services Manager, Earnings Top-up, Norcross, Blackpool FY5 3TA and will be available for inspection at the Department of Social Security, 9th Floor, Adelphi, 1-11 John Adam Street, London WC2N 6HT and offices of the Benefits Agency and Employment Job Centres which serve the areas specified in Schedule 1 to the Scheme. back