
1 

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Advice and Assistance (Financial Conditions) (Scotland) Regulations 1991 and shall come into force on 30th April 1991.
(2) In these Regulations, “the Act” means the Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986.
2 
For the weekly sum of £64 specified in section 11(2)(a) of the Act, there is hereby substituted the weekly sum of £70.
3 
The maximum amount of fees or outlays which a client shall be liable to pay under section 11(2) of the Act, where his disposable income falls within a range specified in the first column of the following table, shall be the amount specified in relation to that range in the second column:—

Disposable income range Maximum contribution

1 
Exceeding £70 but not exceeding £74 a week £5

2 
Exceeding £74 but not exceeding £78 a week £12

3 
Exceeding £78 but not exceeding £84 a week £19

4 
Exceeding £84 but not exceeding £90 a week £25

5 
Exceeding £90 but not exceeding £96 a week £32

6 
Exceeding £96 but not exceeding £102 a week £38

7 
Exceeding £102 but not exceeding £108 a week £45

8 
Exceeding £108 but not exceeding £114 a week £51

9 
Exceeding £114 but not exceeding £120 a week £58

10 
Exceeding £120 but not exceeding £125 a week £64

11 
Exceeding £125 but not exceeding £130 a week £70

12 
Exceeding £130 but not exceeding £135 a week £75
4 
Regulations 4 and 5 of the SAdvice and assistance (Financial Conditions) (Scotland) Regulations 1990 are hereby revoked.
James Douglas-Hamilton
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office
St. Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
26th April 1991