CROWN FEES.
No. 5 of 1870.
179
Council may
2. Wherever, by any Ordinance, any fees are made payable to a public officer for the use of the Government and no power is given by such Ordinance to reduce or vary the amount of such fees, such power shall be vested in the Governor in Council: Provided always that the provisions of this section shall not extend to fees the amount of which a judge has power to regulate by any rule or order of court.
3. No fees shall be varied so as to exceed the original amount thereof.
Fees not to be increased.
4. Every reduction or variation in the amount of any fees shall be made by an order of the Governor in Council to be published in the Gazette.
Publication of order.
5. It shall be lawful for the Governor in Council, if he thinks fit, in any particular case and on any special ground, to remit the payment of any such fees as aforesaid or to order the amount thereof, if paid, to be refunded.
refund fees
1871.
No. 1 of 1871.
An Ordinance to consolidate and amend the laws relating to the legal profession.
[29th May, 1871.]
case.
[Originally No. 3 of 1871.
No. 19 of 1913.
No. 24 of 1921, Law Rev. Ord., 1924.]
**
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Legal Practitioners Ordinance, 1871.
Short title.
2. In this Ordinance,
(a) "Articles" include any contract in writing whereby any person is bound to serve as a clerk to a solicitor.
*
Interpretation.
(b) "Client" includes any person who, as a principal, or on behalf of another person, or as trustee or executor, or in any other capacity, has power, express or implied, to retain or employ, and retains or employs, or is about to retain or employ, a solicitor, and any person for the time being liable to pay a solicitor for his services any costs, remuneration, charges, expenses, or disbursements.
44 & 45 Vict. c. 44, s. 1.
* As amended by Law Rev. Ord., 1923.
As amended by No. 19 of 1913, and Law Rev. Ord., 1923.
CROWN FEES.
No. 5 of 1870.
179
Council may
2. Wherever, by any Ordinance, any fees are made Governor in payable to a public officer for the use of the Government reduce or and no power is given by such Ordinance to reduce or vary vary fees. the amount of such fees, such power shall be vested in the Governor in Council: Provided always that the provisions of this section shall not extend to fees the amount of which a judge has power to regulate by any rule or order of
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3. No fees shall be varied so as to exceed the original Fees not to be amount thereof.
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4. Every reduction or variation in the amount of any fees Publication shall be made by an order of the Governor in Council to be of order. published in the Gazette.
refund fees
5. It shall be lawful for the Governor in Council, if he Power to thinks fit, in any particular case and on any special ground, remit or to remit the payment of any such fees as aforesaid or to in special order the amount thereof, if paid, to be refunded.
1871.
No. 1 of 1871.
An Ordinance to consolidate and amend the laws relating
to the legal profession.
[29th May, 1871.]
case.
[Originally No. 3 of 1871.
No. 19 of 1913.
No. 24 of 1921, Law Rev. Ord., 1924.]
**
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Legal Practitioners Short title. Ordinance, 1871.
2. In this Ordinance,
(a)" Articles" include any contract in writing whereby any person is bound to serve as a clerk to a solicitor.
*
Interpreta- tion.
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(b) "Client" includes any person who, as a principal, or 44 & 45 Vict. on behalf of another person, or as trustee or executor, or in c. 44, s. 1. any other capacity, has power, express or implied, to retain or employ, and retains or employs, or is about to retain or employ, a solicitor, and any person for the time being liable to pay a solicitor for his services any costs, remuneration, charges, expenses, or disbursements.
* As amended by Law Rev. Ord., 1923.
As amended by No. 19 of 1913, and Law Rev. Ord., 1923.
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