
1 
These Regulations may be cited as the Legal Advice and Assistance (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 and shall come into operation on 1st April 2003.
2 
In these Regulations “the Principal Regulations” means the Legal Advice and Assistance Regulations 1981.
3 
The Principal Regulations are amended as follows:
(i) in Regulation 3 the words, “ “disability working allowance” means disability working allowance under the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992;” and, “ “family credit” means family credit under the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992;” are deleted,
(ii) in Regulation 5(2)(b) for the words “income support, income-based jobseeker’s allowance, disability working allowance or family credit” there shall be substituted the words “income support or income-based jobseekers allowance”.
(iii) in Regulation 6(2)(b) for the words “income support, income-based jobseeker’s allowance, disability working allowance or family credit” there shall be substituted the words “income support or income-based jobseekers allowance”.
(iv) in Regulation 7(2) for the words “income support, income-based jobseeker’s allowance, disability working allowance or family credit” there shall be substituted the words “income support or income-based jobseekers allowance”.
4 
In Schedule 4 paragraph (e) the words “, disability working allowance, family credit” are deleted.
Irvine of Lairg, C.
Dated 24th February 2003.