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CAP. 221] Legal Aid in Criminal Cases Rules

[1973 Ed.

LEGAL AID IN CRIMINAL CASES RULES

(Cap. 221, section 9A)

[1st January, 1970.]

Citation.

Interpretation.

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(Cap. 159.)

(Cap. 91.)

(Cap. 159.)

PART I

PRELIMINARY

1. These rules may be cited as the Legal Aid in Criminal Cases Rules.

2. (1) In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires—

"aided person” means a person who has been granted a legal aid

certificate or an appeal aid certificate;

"appeal aid certificate" means an appeal aid certificate granted

under rule 10, 11, 12 or 13;

"appellant" means a person referred to in paragraph (c) or (f) of rule 4 who proposes to appeal to the Full Court, or to the High Supreme Court and a respondent in an appeal under section

84 of the District Court Ordinance;

"counsel" means a person who is enrolled as a barrister on the roll of barristers maintained in accordance with the provisions of the Legal Practitioners Ordinance, and who, at the material time, is not suspended from practice;

"Director" means the Director of Legal Aid appointed under section 3 of the Legal Aid Ordinance and any Deputy Director and Assistant Director of Legal Aid so appointed;

"disposable capital”, in relation to an applicant for legal aid, means

his capital as assessed under rule 15;

"disposable income”, in relation to an applicant for legal aid, means

his income as assessed under rule 15;

-"disposable resources",- in relation to an applicant for legal aid, means his disposable capital and his disposable income;

"legal aid" means representation, as provided by these rules, by

counsel or solicitor or both;

"legal aid certificate" means a legal aid certificate granted under

rule 6, 7, 8 or 13;

"solicitor" means a person enrolled on the roll of solicitors main- tained in accordance with the provisions of the Legal Practi- tioners Ordinance, and who, at the material time, is not suspended from practice.