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Legal Aid
[1989 Ed.
be so retained shall be reduced by such amount not exceeding $30,000 as the Director may determine; (Added 60 of 1981 s. 3. Amended 40 of 1989 s. 7)
(b) pay to the Registrar of the Supreme Court any court fees and other fees and charges paid to him pursuant to section 19(1A); and
(c) pay the balance to the aided person or, if the court so directs, to
the court or to some other person. (Added 9 of 1968 s. 3)
(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), where the Director is satisfied that--
(a) compliance with subsection (1)(a) would cause serious hardship
to any person; and
(b) a payment will be received by him under section 19 or 19A,
the Director may, upon receipt of any such payment, pay such proportion thereof as he thinks fit to the aided person without complying with subsection (1)(a). (Added 40 of 1989 s. 7)
20. Costs of counsel and solicitors
There shall be paid by the Director to counsel and solicitor acting for an aided person such fees and costs for so acting as may be prescribed.
21. Adaptation of rights to indemnity
(1) This section shall have effect for the purpose of adapting in relation to this Ordinance any right (however and whenever created or arising) which a person may have to be indemnified against expenses incurred by him.
(2) In determining for the purposes of any such right the reasonableness of any expenses, the possibility of avoiding them or part of them by taking advantage of this Ordinance shall be disregarded.
(3) Where a person having any such right to be indemnified against expenses incurred in connection with any proceedings receives legal aid in connection with those proceedings, then (without prejudice to the effect of the indemnity in relation to his contributions, if any, to the Director) the right shall operate also for the benefit of the Director as if the expenses incurred by the Director on behalf of the said person in connection with the proceedings had been incurred by such person.
(4) Where-
(a) a person's right to be indemnified against expenses incurred in connection with any proceedings arises by virtue of an agreement and is subject to any express condition conferring on those liable thereunder any right with respect to the bringing or conduct of the proceeding; and
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