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1973 Ed.] Legal Aid (Assessment of Contributions)

[CAP. 91

B1

Regulations

LEGAL AID (ASSESSMENT OF CONTRIBUTIONS)

REGULATIONS

(Cap. 91, section 28)

[Subsidiary]

L.N. 90/66.

L.N. 167/73,

E.N. 65/74 1.8.1837/74

[12th January, 1967.]

1.

These regulations may be cited as the Legal Aid (Assessment of Contributions) Regulations.

Citation.

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2. In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires Interpretation. "disposable capital" means capital as assessed in accordance with

the provisions of regulation 4;

"disposable income" means income as assessed in accordance with

the provisions of regulation 5.

3. The maximum contribution of an aided person shall be- (a) a contribution in respect of disposable income in accordance

with the First Schedule; and

(b) a contribution in respect of disposable capital in accordance

with the Second Schedule.

4. (1) Subject to the provisions of paragraph (3), there shall be included in the computation of the disposable capital of a person seeking or receiving legal aid, the amount or value of every resource ascertained as on the date of application for legal aid or on such other date as the Director may decide.

(2) So far as any resource does not consist of money, the value shall be taken to be the amount which it would realize on sale in the open market.

(3) There shall not be taken into account in computing the disposable capital of a person seeking or receiving legal aid-

(a) the amount of any debt, other than a secured debt, owed to him unless, in the opinion of the Director, the debt is readily realizable;

(b) the first forty thousand dollars of the value of his interest in his dwelling-house after deduction of encumbrances thereon;

(c) the value of household furniture and effects, personal

clothing, tools and implements of trade;

(d) an amount of fifteen hundred dollars in respect of a spouse whose resources are required to be aggregated to his, and a further fifteen hundred dollars in respect of each dependent child and each other dependent relative wholly maintained by him.

Contributions from legally aided persons.

First Schedule.

Second Schedule.

Computing disposable capital.

L.N. 167/73.