Hong Kong Ordinances

LEGAL AID ORDINANCE

- CHAPTER 91

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   1.      Short title
   2.      Interpretation
   3.      Appointments
   4.      Panels of counsel and solicitors
   5.      Persons eligible for legal aid
   5A.     Supplementary legal aid
   5AA.    Director may waive upper limit of means test
   6.      Scope of legal aid
   7.      Power of the Legislative Council to make amendments
   8.      Application for legal aid
   9.      Power of Director to make inquiries
   10.     Grant of legal aid certificates
   11.     Revocation and discharge of certificates
   12.     Application for aid by more than one party
   13.     Endorsement of legal aid certificate
   14.     Filing of legal aid certificate
   15.     Stay of proceedings upon making of application for legal aid
   16.     Appeals by aided persons
   16A.    Appeals to Court of Final Appeal
   16B.    Benefits afforded to aided persons
   16C.    Liability for costs
   17.     Court may order payment of costs by aided person in certain event
   18.     Contributions by aided person
   18A.    Charge on property recovered
   18B.    Security for costs
   19.     Award of costs
   19A.    All moneys due to aided person to be paid to Director
   19B.    Disposal by Director of moneys paid to him
   19C.    Interest on moneys paid to Director
   20.     Costs of counsel and solicitors
   20A.    Taxation of costs
   21.     Adaptation of rights to indemnity
   22.     Prohibition against taking fees from aided person
   22A.    Power of the Legislative Council to make amendments
   23.     Proceedings for misrepresentations, etc.
   24.     Privileges attaching to certain relationships
   25.     Legal aid not to discontinue without leave
   26.     Appeal from decision of Director
   26A.    Appeal from decision of Director in Court of Final Appeal matters
   27.     Expenses of legal aid
   28.     Regulations
   29.     Establishment of Supplementary Legal Aid Fund
   30.     Borrowing powers of the Director
   31.     Accounts
   32.     Contributions for benefit of the Fund
   32A.    Effect of transfer between schemes
   33.     Appeals and powers of the Director
           SCHEDULE 1
           SCHEDULE 2
           SCHEDULE 3


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