The Legal Aid in Criminal and Care Proceedings (General) (Amendment) Regulations 1997
These Regulations amend the Legal Aid in Criminal and Care Proceedings (General) Regulations 1989 so as to—amend Form 6 in Schedule 2 to reflect the changes made by regulation 3 (regulation 2); andincrease the income limit for non-contributory criminal legal aid from £48 a week to £49 per week (regulation 3);provide that a payment made under the Community Care (Direct Payments) Act 1996 shall be disregarded in computing disposable income and capital (regulations 4 and 5).