Hong Kong Ordinances

LEGAL AID ORDINANCE - SECT 22

Prohibition against taking fees from aided person

(Past version on 30/06/1997).

(1) Subject to the provisions of section 18, no person who, pursuant to any
reference under this Ordinance, makes any investigation or report or gives any
opinion or certificate or who acts for an aided  person, shall take or agree
to take or seek from an aided person any fee, profit or reward (pecuniary or
otherwise) in respect thereof. (Amended 54 of 1984 s.21)

(2) A person who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and
shall be liable on conviction to a fine at level 5 and to imprisonment for 6
months. (Added 54 of 1984 s.21. Amended 26 of 2000 s. 6)