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Legal Aid

[1989 Ed.

(iii) treating the resources of a person's wife or husband as that person's resources except in so far as the regulations provide otherwise, and making provision, in relation to minors and other special cases, for taking into account the resources of other persons; (Replaced 54 of 1984 s. 25)

(i) in the case of a person seeking or receiving legal aid under the Supplementary Legal Aid Scheme, provision as to the manner in which that person's income is to be determined including, without derogation from the generality of the foregoing, provision of the nature specified in paragraph (h)(i), (ii) and (iii); (Replaced 54 of 1984 s. 25)

(j) determine the contribution towards costs and expenses to be made by an aided person;

(k) ensure that the resources of a person seeking or receiving legal aid shall not be treated as including the subject matter of the dispute;

(l) (Repealed 54 of 1984 s. 25)

(m) (Repealed 54 of 1984 s. 25)

(n) prescribe the extent and limit of the liability for costs of an aided person against whom an order for costs is made;

(o) prescribe the scale of fees which shall be paid to a solicitor or counsel submitting a report or opinion under section 9 or a certificate under section 16;

(p) prescribe the scale of fees and costs which shall be paid to a solicitor or counsel acting for an aided person;

(q) provide for the cases in which and the extent to which an aided person may be required to give security for costs and the manner in which it may be given;

(r) provide, either generally or specially, for the fees and costs of any officer holding office under section 3 in respect of any civil matter (whether contentious or non-contentious) in which he has occasion to act; (Added 58 of 1972 s. 3)

(s) modify any provision of this Ordinance so far as it appears to be necessary to meet the circumstances where a person seeking or receiving legal aid-

(i) is not resident in Hong Kong;

(ii) is concerned in a representative, fiduciary or other capacity;

(iii) is concerned jointly with or has the same interest as other persons whether receiving legal aid or not; or

(iv) has available to him rights and facilities making it unnecessary for him to take advantage of this Ordinance or has a reasonable expectation of receiving financial or other help from a body of which he is a member;