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(g) prescribe the scale of fees and costs which shall be paid to solicitor or counsel acting for an aided person (or submitting any opinion for the purpose of the rules); (h) prescribe any forms to be used for the
purpose of the rules.
(2) The expenses of legal aid granted under such rules shall be met from moneys provided by the Legislative Council.".
Explanatory Memorandum.
The purpose of this Bill is to enlarge the power con- ferred on the Chief Justice to make rules relating to the granting of legal aid in criminal cases. The power which it is proposed to confer will enable rules to be made requiring an aided person to make contributions towards the cost of legal aid in a criminal case and for assessing his disposable resources for this purpose and is similar to the power conferred on the Governor in Council by section 28 of the Legal Aid Ordinance which relates to the granting of legal aid in civil cases.
2. Clause 3 which seeks to insert the new section 9A into the principal Ordinance provides accordingly and clause 2 con- tains a consequential amendment.
DENYS ROBERTS,
Attorney General.
(Secretariat GR L/M B 1394/67 (TC 5/68))