Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986
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28K Contributions to the Fund
(1) A person in receipt of children's legal aid (the “assisted person”) may be required by the Board to contribute to the Fund in respect of any proceedings in connection with which the assisted person is granted children's legal aid. (2) A contribution under subsection (1) is to be determined by the Board and may include— (a) if the assisted person's disposable income exceeds £3,355 a year, a contribution in respect of income which is not to be more than one-third of the excess (or such other proportion of the excess, or such amount, as may be prescribed by regulations made under this section), and (b) if the assisted person's disposable capital exceeds £7,504, a contribution in respect of capital which is not to be more than the excess (or such proportion of the excess or such lesser amount as may be prescribed by regulations made under this section). (3) Regulations under this section may prescribe different proportions or amounts for different amounts of disposable income and for different cases or classes of case.
28K Contributions to the Fund
(1) A person in receipt of children's legal aid (the “assisted person”) may be required by the Board to contribute to the Fund in respect of any proceedings in connection with which the assisted person is granted children's legal aid. (2) A contribution under subsection (1) is to be determined by the Board and may include— (a) if the assisted person's disposable income exceeds £3,355 a year, a contribution in respect of income which is not to be more than one-third of the excess (or such other proportion of the excess, or such amount, as may be prescribed by regulations made under this section), and (b) if the assisted person's disposable capital exceeds £7,504, a contribution in respect of capital which is not to be more than the excess (or such proportion of the excess or such lesser amount as may be prescribed by regulations made under this section). (3) Regulations under this section may prescribe different proportions or amounts for different amounts of disposable income and for different cases or classes of case.
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