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be brought, be brought within 2 years after the commission of the offence or within 1 year next after the first discovery thereof by the prosecutor, whichever is the shorter.
(Amended 54 of 1984 s. 22)
24. Privileges attaching to certain relationships
(1) The like privileges and rights as those which arise from the relationship of client, counsel and solicitor acting in their professional employment shall arise from the following relationships, that is to say--
(a) the relationship between an applicant for legal aid and the Director and counsel and solicitor to whom the application is referred;
(b) the relationship between an aided person and the Director and counsel and solicitor assigned to act for him in any proceedings to which a legal aid certificate relates.
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in subsection (1), the privileges therein referred to shall not arise in relation to any information tendered to the Director concerning the property or income of the applicant for a legal aid certificate.
(3) Save as provided by this Ordinance, the rights conferred by this Ordinance on an aided person shall not affect the rights or liabilities of other parties to the proceedings or the principles on which the discretion of any court or tribunal is normally exercised.
25. Legal aid not to discontinue without leave
(1) An aided person shall not without the leave of the Director discharge any counsel or solicitor assigned to act under this Ordinance for him.
(2) Subject to the provisions of subsection (3), counsel or solicitor assigned to act for an aided person shall not discontinue his aid without the leave of the Director.
(3) Nothing in this section shall prejudice the right of counsel or solicitor to refuse, or to give up, a case on reasonable grounds.
26. Appeal from decision of Director
(1A) This section shall not apply to an order or decision of the Director made in relation to an application for legal aid to appeal to, or to apply for leave to appeal to, the Privy Council. (Added 14 of 1982 s. 15)
(1) An applicant for legal aid or an aided person who is aggrieved by any order or decision of the Director made under any provision of this Ordinance may appeal therefrom to the Registrar of the Supreme Court in chambers. (Amended 40 of 1989 s. 8)