These Regulations shall apply to applications for advice and assistance made on or after 11th April 1994 and applications made before that date shall be treated as if these Regulations had not come into force.
4Amendments of the Legal Advice and Assistance Regulations 1989#
In the Arrangement of Regulations, after the reference to regulation 5 there shall be inserted the following:—“5A ABWOR in proceedings before a Mental Health Review Tribunal.”
5Amendments of the Legal Advice and Assistance Regulations 1989#
After regulation 5 there shall be inserted the following:—“5A ABWOR to which Part III of the Act applies by virtue of regulation 9(a) of the Scope Regulations (proceedings before a Mental Health Review Tribunal) shall be available without reference to the client’s financial resources.”
6Amendments of the Legal Advice and Assistance Regulations 1989#
Regulation 11 shall be amended by substituting “£70” for “£61” in paragraph (1), and “£153” for “£147” in paragraph (2).
7Amendments of the Legal Advice and Assistance Regulations 1989#
Regulation 12 shall be amended as follows:—
(a)in paragraphs (1), (2) and (5) for “£61” there shall be substituted “£63”;
(b)in paragraph (1) for “£147” there shall be substituted “£153”;
(c)in paragraph (5) after “contribution” there shall be inserted “towards the cost of ABWOR”;
(d)after paragraph (5) there shall be inserted the following:—“6 A client shall in no case be liable to pay any contribution towards the cost of advice and assistance other than ABWOR.”
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