The Pensions Regulator Tribunal (Legal Assistance Scheme) Regulations 2005

  1. Introductory Text

  2. PART 1 General

    1. 1.Citation and commencement

    2. 2.Interpretation

    3. 3.Scope

    4. 4.Applications for legal assistance

    5. 5.Provision of information

    6. 6.Legal assistance order

    7. 7.Refusal of legal assistance

  3. PART 2 Eligibility, assessment and contributions

    1. 8.Eligibility

    2. 9.Interests of justice test

    3. 10.Financial eligibility

    4. 11.Resources of other persons

    5. 12.Deprivation or conversion of resources

    6. 13.Duty to report change in financial circumstances

    7. 14.Amendment of assessment due to error or receipt of new information

    8. 15.Further assessments

    9. 16.Calculation of income

    10. 17.(1) The income from a trade, business or gainful occupation...

    11. 18.(1) For the purposes of this regulation, “national insurance contributions”...

    12. 19.(1) For the purposes of this regulation, “the Schedule” means—...

    13. 20.Where the individual is making and, throughout such period as...

    14. 21.In calculating the disposable income of the individual from any...

    15. 22.Where the income of the individual consists, wholly or partly,...

    16. 23.(1) Paragraphs (2) to (5) apply only if the individual...

    17. 24.Calculation of capital

    18. 25.In so far as any resource of a capital nature...

    19. 26.Where money is due to the individual, whether it is...

    20. 27.The value to the individual of any life insurance or...

    21. 28.Other than in circumstances which are exceptional having regard in...

    22. 29.(1) Where the individual is the sole owner of or...

    23. 30.(1) In calculating the disposable capital of the individual, the...

    24. 31.Where under any statute, bond, covenant, guarantee or other instrument...

    25. 32.In calculating the disposable capital of the individual, the Tribunal...

    26. 33.In calculating the disposable capital of the individual, the Tribunal...

    27. 34.Contributions

    28. 35.(1) Where, on determining a reference, the Tribunal directs the...

  4. PART 3 Assignment and amendment

    1. 36.Assignment of legal representatives

    2. 37.Where a reference to the Tribunal has been made on...

    3. 38.Amendment of legal assistance order

    4. 39.(1) Where an application for legal assistance has been granted,...

  5. PART 4 Withdrawal and abuse

    1. 40.Withdrawal of legal assistance

    2. 41.Duty to report abuse

  6. PART 5 Constitution

    1. 42.Acts of the Tribunal

  7. Signature

  8. Explanatory Note