Statutory Instruments
2009 No. 3312
Legal Services Commission, England And Wales
The Community Legal Service (Financial) (Amendment No. 3) Regulations 2009
Made
11th December 2009
Laid before Parliament
16th December 2009
Coming into force
11th January 2010
The Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 7, 10 and 26 of the Access to Justice Act 1999( 1 ), makes the following Regulations:
1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Community Legal Service (Financial) (Amendment No. 3) Regulations 2009 and come into force on 11th January 2010.
(2) In these Regulations—
(a) “the 2000 Regulations” means the Community Legal Service (Financial) Regulations 2000 ( 2 );
(b) “application” has the same meaning as in the 2000 Regulations.
(3) These Regulations apply to applications made on or after 11th January 2010 and to further assessments under regulation 15 of the 2000 Regulations made on or after that date.
(4) Applications and further assessments made before that date shall be treated as if these Regulations had not been made.
2. After regulation 24 of the 2000 Regulations insert—
“ 24A. In calculating the disposable income of the person concerned, any amounts due under a contribution order made under regulations under section 17A of the Act ( 3 ) shall be deducted. ” .
Signed by authority of the Lord Chancellor
Bach
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Ministry of Justice
11th December 2009
1999 c. 22 . Section 26 defines “regulations” as regulations made by the Lord Chancellor. The reference to the Lord Chancellor was changed to the Secretary of State by S.I. 2003/1887 and changed back to the Lord Chancellor by S.I. 2005/3429 .
S.I. 2000/516 , to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.
Section 17A of the Access to Justice Act 1999 was inserted by section 3(3) of the Criminal Defence Service Act 2006 (c. 9) .