
1 
These Regulations may be cited as the Legal Aid in Criminal and Care Proceedings (General) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 1996 and shall come into force on 7th October 1996.
2 
In these Regulations a reference to any regulation or Schedule by number alone means the regulation or Schedule so numbered in the Legal Aid in Criminal and Care Proceedings (General) Regulations 1989.
3 
In regulation 3(1), the following shall be substituted for the definition of “income-based jobseeker’s allowance”:—“
 “income-based jobseeker’s allowance” has the meaning given by section 1(4) of the Jobseekers Act 1995, but excludes any sum treated as payable by way of a jobseeker’s allowance by virtue of section 26 of that Act;”.
4 
In regulation 41A(2), for “paragraph (1)” there shall be substituted “paragraph (1)(a)”.
5 
The following shall be inserted after paragraph 6 of Schedule 3:—“
6A 
In computing disposable income there shall be disregarded—
(a) so much of any back to work bonus received under section 26 of the Jobseekers Act 1995 as is by virtue of that section to be treated as payable by way of a jobseeker’s allowance;
(b) any payment made by the Secretary of State under the Earnings Top-up Scheme 1996.”.
6 
Paragraph 16 of Schedule 3 shall be amended as follows:—
(a) in sub-paragraph (b)(ii), the final “and” shall be omitted;
(b) the following shall be inserted after sub-paragraph (c):—“
 ; and
(d) so much of any back to work bonus received under section 26 of the Jobseekers Act 1995 as is by virtue of that section to be treated as payable by way of a jobseeker’s allowance.”.
Mackay of Clashfern. C.
Dated 23rd August 1996We consent,
Bowen Wells
Roger Knapman
Two of the Lords Commissioners ofHer Majesty’s Treasury
Dated 2nd September 1996