Hong Kong Ordinances

LEGAL AID ORDINANCE - SECT 16B

Benefits afforded to aided persons

(Past version on 30/06/1997).

PART IV

COSTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS

Subject to the provisions of this Ordinance, where a person receives legal 
aid in connection with any proceedings-

   (a)  the expenses incurred in connection with the proceedings, so far as
        they would ordinarily be paid in the first instance by or on behalf of
        the solicitor assigned to act for him, shall be so paid, except in the
        case of those paid directly by the Director, and the expenses paid by
        the solicitor shall be refunded to him by the Director;

   (b)  his counsel and solicitor shall be paid by the Director in accordance
        with section 20;

   (c)  he shall not be liable in respect of proceedings to which the
        certificate relates for court fees or for fees payable for the service
        of process or for any fees due to the bailiff in connection with the
        execution of process, but for the purposes of any order or agreement
        of costs made in his favour with respect to the proceedings such costs
        shall be deemed to have been paid by him and sections 19, 19A(1) and
        19B(1)(b) shall apply accordingly; (Amended 79 of 1995 s. 50)

   (d)  the Director shall, on his behalf, be entitled to be supplied free of
        charge with a transcript of the evidence in any proceedings to which
        the certificate relates and, in the event of there being any other
        relevant proceedings, with a transcript of the relevant evidence in
        such other proceedings and also, if such other proceedings are
        criminal proceedings, of the judge's summing up in such other
        proceedings; (Amended 27 of 1991 s. 10; 79 of 1995 s. 50)

   (e)  he may be required to make a contribution to the Director;

   (f)  his liability for costs shall be determined in accordance with
        section 16C. (Added 54 of 1984 s. 14)