Northern Ireland Statutory Rule SI 2015/196 United Kingdom

The Civil Legal Services (Financial) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015

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Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Regulated

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Distributor4 Client2

Plus 1 duty on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.

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Distributor — also bound by 182 other Acts
Client — also bound by 62 other Acts

What it requires

Regulations creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

s.011 Provision of information Regulated
  • Provide required financial information when applying for legal aidClient
s.014 Assessment of resources prior to provision of services Regulated
  • Do not provide funded services before completing resource assessmentDistributor
s.015 Guidance given by the Department Regulated
  • Consider Department guidance when assessing financial eligibilityDistributor
s.019 Duty to report change in financial circumstances Regulated
  • Inform the Department of any change in your financial circumstancesClient
s.059 Determination of contributions – advice and assistance and representation (lower courts) Regulated
  • Determine the client's maximum contribution for civil legal servicesDistributor
s.060 Collection of contributions and repayment of excess contributions Regulated
  • Repay any excess client contributionDistributor
s.063 Collection of contributions and repayment of excess contributions Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Director must set payment terms for legal aid contributions; Department must refund overpaymentsCrown / Minister / Government department
56 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.001 Citation, commencement and revocations
s.002 Interpretation
s.003 Determination in respect of an individual's financial resources
s.004 Exceptions from requirement to make a determination in respect of an individual's financial resources
s.005 Individuals in receipt of certain benefits, allowances
s.006 Financial eligibility limits – disposable income and disposable capital
s.007 Waiver of eligibility limits and contributions in multi-party actions of significant wider public interest
s.008 Waiver of eligibility limits and contributions in certain inquests
s.009 Waiver of eligibility limits and contributions in cross-border disputes
s.010 Waiver of eligibility limits in proceedings relating to domestic violence or forced marriage
s.012 Calculations
s.013 Over-capital cases
s.016 Application in representative, fiduciary or official capacity
s.017 Resources of other persons
s.018 Deprivation or conversion of resources
s.020 Amendment of assessment due to error or receipt of new information
s.021 Further assessments
s.022 Application of regulations 23 to 32
s.023 Calculation of income and capital
s.024 Disregard of financial resources which are the subject matter of any claim
s.025 Disregards from income – certain welfare and other allowances, payments etc.
s.026 Deductions from income – income tax and national insurance contributions
s.027 Deductions from income – maintenance of partner and dependants
s.028 Deductions from income – maintenance of former partner and dependants outside the household
s.029 Main dwelling, household furniture and effects, personal clothing, and tools and equipment
s.030 Disregard from capital – income support or universal credit
s.031 Disregard from capital – arrears of payments
s.032 Deductions from capital – maintenance of partner and dependants
s.033 Application of regulations 34 to 43
s.034 Calculation of income
s.035 Disregard of financial resources which are the subject matter of the dispute
s.036 Disregard of certain welfare and other allowances, payments etc.
s.037 Income from a trade, business or gainful occupation, other than wage or salary
s.038 Deductions – income tax and national insurance contributions
s.039 Deductions – maintenance of partner and dependants
s.040 Deductions – maintenance of former partner and dependants outside the household
s.041 Deductions – work-related expenses, including childcare payments
s.042 Deductions – housing costs
s.043 General discretion to disregard income
s.044 Application of regulations 45 to 57
s.045 Calculation of capital
s.046 Disregard of financial resources which are the subject matter of the dispute
s.047 Equitable value of any interest in land
s.048 Household furniture and effects, personal clothing, and tools and equipment
s.049 Disregard of certain welfare and other payments
s.050 Additional disregard where client or person concerned is of pensionable age
s.051 Disregard of interim court payments etc.
s.052 Value of money due to the person concerned
s.053 Value of a capital resource other than money
s.054 Resources owned jointly or in common with other persons
s.055 Value of a business or other property interest
s.056 Value of any life insurance or endowment policy
s.057 General discretion to disregard capital
s.058 Application of regulations 59 and 60
s.061 Application of regulations 62 and 63
s.062 Determination of contributions – representation (higher courts)

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