1985 Ed.]
Legal Aid in Criminal Cases Rules
[CAP. 221
D3
[Subsidiary]
"legal aid certificate" means a legal aid certificate granted under rule 6, 7, 8 or 13:
“Privy Council" means Her Majesty in Council;
"Registrar" means the Registrar of the Supreme Court and, for the purposes of any proceedings before the Privy Council, includes the Registrar of the Privy Council;
"solicitor" means a person enrolled on the roll of solicitors maintained in accordance with the provisions of the Legal Practitioners Ordinance, and who, at the material time, is not suspended from practice and, for the purposes of any proceedings relating to an appeal to, or an application for leave to appeal to, the Privy Council, includes a person qualified to practise as a solicitor in England and Wales and who, at the material time, is not suspended from practice.
(2) In these rules-
(a) references to counsel or solicitor shall be read as including references to the Director if, under rule 14, he is representing an accused person or appellant;
(b) a reference to a form by number shall be read as a reference to the form so numbered in the Schedule; and
(c) any references to proceedings relating to an appeal to, or an application for leave to appeal to, the Privy Council shall include proceedings relating to any opposition to such an appeal or application.
3. (1) The Director shall prepare and maintain separate panels of counsel and solicitors enrolled on the rolls of barristers and solicitors maintained in accordance with the provisions of the Legal Practitioners Ordinance who are willing to act for aided persons.
(2) [Deleted, L.N. 323/83]
(3) The Director shall enter in the appropriate panel any limitation as to the number per annum and as to the type of proceedings in which a counsel or solicitor is prepared to act for aided persons and shall give effect to such limitation.
(4) Any counsel or solicitor shall be entitled to have his name included on the appropriate panel, unless the Director is satisfied that there is good reason for excluding him by reason of his conduct when acting or assigned to act for persons receiving legal aid or of his professional conduct generally.
(5) The Director shall not include the name of a counsel or solicitor on a panel unless he is satisfied that such counsel or solicitor has a practising certificate, and shall remove from the panel the name of any counsel or solicitor who does not have a practising certificate.
L.N. 122/82.
L.N. 122/82.
(Cap. 159)
L.N. 132/82.
Schedule
L.N. 122/82.
Panels of counsel and solicitors. L.N. 122/82. L.N. 323/83.
(Cap. 159.)
1985 Ed.]
Legal Aid in Criminal Cases Rules
[CAP. 221
D3
[Subsidiary]
"legal aid certificate" means a legal aid certificate granted under
rule 6, 7, 8 or 13:
“Privy Council" means Her Majesty in Council;
"Registrar" means the Registrar of the Supreme Court and, for the purposes of any proceedings before the Privy Council, includes the Registrar of the Privy Council;
"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 and. for the purposes of any pro- ceedings relating to an appeal to, or an application for leave to appeal to, the Privy Council, includes a person qualified to practise as a solicitor in England and Wales and who, at the material time, is not suspended from practice.
(2) In these rules-
(a) references to counsel or solicitor shall be read as including references to the Director if, under rule 14, he is represent- ing an accused person or appellant;
(b) a reference to a form by number shall be read as a reference
to the form so numbered in the Schedule; and
(c) any references to proceedings relating to an appeal to, or an application for leave to appeal to, the Privy Council shall include proceedings relating to any opposition to such an appeal or application.
3. (1) The Director shall prepare and maintain separate panels of counsel and solicitors enrolled on the rolls of barristers and solicitors maintained in accordance with the provisions of the Legal Practitioners Ordinance who are willing to act for aided persons.
(2) [Deleted, L.N. 323[83]
(3) The Director shall enter in the appropriate panel any limitation as to the number per annum and as to the type of proceedings in which a counsel or solicitor is prepared to act for aided persons and shall give effect to such limitation.
(4) Any counsel or solicitor shall be entitled to have his name included on the appropriate panel, unless the Director is satisfied that there is good reason for excluding him by reason of his conduct when acting or assigned to act for persons receiving legal aid or of his professional conduct generally.
(5) The Director shall not include the name of a counsel or solicitor on a panel unless he is satisfied that such counsel or solicitor has a practising certificate, and shall remove from the panel the name of any counsel or solicitor who does not have a practising certificate.
L.N. 122/82.
L.N. 122/82.
¡Cap. 159)
L.N. 132/82.
Schedule
L.X. 122/782.
Panels of counsel and solicitors. L.N. 122/82. L.X. 323/83.
(Cap. 159.)
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