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(b) those liable have been given a reasonable opportunity of exercising the right so conferred and have not availed themselves of that opportunity,
the right to be indemnified shall be treated for the purposes of subsection (3) as not being subject to that condition.
(5) Nothing in subsections (3) and (4) shall be taken as depriving any person or body of persons of the protection of any law or, save as provided in subsection (4), as conferring any larger right to recover money for the benefit of the Director in respect of any expenses than the person receiving legal aid would have had if the expenses had been incurred by him.
(6) Where under subsection (3) a person's right to be indemnified against expenses incurred in connection with any proceedings operates for the benefit of the Director, any sum recovered for the benefit of the Director shall be deducted from the total of all sums payable by the Director in respect of such proceedings and the balance remaining shall be the maximum recoverable from such person.
22. Prohibition against taking fees from aided person
(1) Subject to the provisions of section 18, no person who, pursuant to any reference under this Ordinance, makes any investigation or report or gives any opinion or certificate or who acts for an aided person, shall take or agree to take or seek from an aided person any fee, profit or reward (pecuniary or otherwise) in respect thereof. (Amended 54 of 1984 s. 21)
(2) A person who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine of $50,000 and to imprisonment for 6 months. (Added 54 of 1984 s. 21)
PART V
MISCELLANEOUS
23. Proceedings for misrepresentations, etc.
(1) Any person seeking or receiving legal aid who-
(a) wilfully fails to comply with any regulations as to the information to be supplied by him; or
(b) in furnishing any information required by such regulations knowingly makes any false statement or false representation,
shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine of $10,000 and to imprisonment for 6 months.
(2) Any proceedings for an offence under subsection (1) may, notwithstanding any law prescribing the time within which such proceedings may
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(b) those liable have been given a reasonable opportunity of exercising the right so conferred and have not availed themselves of that opportunity,
the right to be indemnified shall be treated for the purposes of subsection (3) as not being subject to that condition.
(5) Nothing in subsections (3) and (4) shall be taken as depriving any person or body of persons of the protection of any law or, save as provided in subsection (4), as conferring any larger right to recover money for the benefit of the Director in respect of any expenses than the person receiving legal aid would have had if the expenses had been incurred by him.
(6) Where under subsection (3) a person's right to be indemnified against expenses incurred in connection with any proceedings operates for the benefit of the Director, any sum recovered for the benefit of the Director shall be deducted from the total of all sums payable by the Director in respect of such proceedings and the balance remaining shall be the maximum recoverable from such person.
22. Prohibition against taking fees from aided person
(1) Subject to the provisions of section 18, no person who, pursuant to any reference under this Ordinance, makes any investigation or report or gives any opinion or certificate or who acts for an aided person, shall take or agree to take or seek from an aided person any fee, profit or reward (pecuniary or otherwise) in respect thereof. (Amended 54 of 1984 s. 21)
(2) A person who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine of $50,000 and to imprisonment for 6 months. ( (Added 54 of 1984 s. 21)
PART V
MISCELLANEOUS
23. Proceedings for misrepresentations, etc.
(1) Any person seeking or receiving legal aid who-
(a) wilfully fails to comply with any regulations as to the information
to be supplied by him; or
(b) in furnishing any information required by such regulations knowingly makes any false statement or false representation, shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine of $10,000 and to imprisonment for 6 months.
(2) Any proceedings for an offence under subsection (1) may, not- withstanding any law prescribing the time within which such proceedings may
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