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accordance with the provisions of the Legal Practitioners Ordinance (Cap. 159) who are willing to investigate, report and give an opinion upon applications for the grant of legal aid and to act for aided persons. (Amended 14 of 1982 s. 3)
(2) The Director shall enter in the panel any limitation as to the number per annum or 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. (Replaced 54 of 1984 s. 3)
(3) Any counsel and solicitor shall be entitled to have his name included on the 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.
(4) The Director shall not include the name of a counsel or solicitor on the panel unless he is satisfied that such counsel or solicitor has a current practising certificate and shall remove from the panels the name of any counsel or solicitor who does not have a current practising certificate.
(5) Subject to the provisions of section 25(2), any counsel or solicitor may at any time request the Director to remove his name from the panel and the Director shall comply with such request.
(Amended 54 of 1984 s. 3)
PART II
SCOPE OF LEGAL AID
5.
Persons eligible for legal aid
(1) Legal aid to which this section applies shall, subject to and in accordance with this Ordinance, be available for any person whose disposable income does not exceed $2,200 a month and whose disposable capital does not exceed $15,000, for the civil proceedings mentioned in Part I of Schedule 2, except proceedings mentioned in Part II of that Schedule. (Replaced 54 of 1984 s. 4. Amended L.N. 5 of 1986)
(2) Nothing in this Ordinance shall authorize the grant of legal aid to a person to whom a chose in action is assigned for any purpose connected with that chose in action by a body of persons corporate or unincorporate. (Added 40 of 1989 s. 2)
5A. Supplementary legal aid
Legal aid to which this section applies (being legal aid under the Supplementary Legal Aid Scheme) shall, subject to and in accordance with this Ordinance, be available for any person-
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CAP. 91]
Legal Aid
[1989 Ed.
accordance with the provisions of the Legal Practitioners Ordinance (Cap. 159) who are willing to investigate, report and give an opinion upon applications for the grant of legal aid and to act for aided persons. (Amended 14 of 1982 s. 3)
(2) The Director shall enter in the panel any limitation as to the number per annum or 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. (Replaced 54 of 1984 s. 3)
(3) Any counsel and solicitor shall be entitled to have his name included on the 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.
(4) The Director shall not include the name of a counsel or solicitor on the panel unless he is satisfied that such counsel or solicitor has a current practising certificate and shall remove from the panels the name of any counsel or solicitor who does not have a current practising certificate.
(5) Subject to the provisions of section 25(2), any counsel or solicitor may at any time request the Director to remove his name from the panel and the Director shall comply with such request.
(Amended 54 of 1984 s. 3)
PART II
SCOPE OF LEGAL AID
5.
Persons eligible for legal aid
(1) Legal aid to which this section applies shall, subject to and in accordance with this Ordinance, be available for any person whose disposable income does not exceed $2,200 a month and whose disposable capital does not exceed $15,000, for the civil proceedings mentioned in Part I of Schedule 2, except proceedings mentioned in Part II of that Schedule. (Replaced 54 of 1984 s. 4. Amended L.N. 5 of 1986)
(2) Nothing in this Ordinance shall authorize the grant of legal aid to a person to whom a chose in action is assigned for any purpose connected with that chose in action by a body of persons corporate or unincorporate. (Added 40 of 1989 s. 2)
5A. Supplementary legal aid
Legal aid to which this section applies (being legal aid under the Supplementary Legal Aid Scheme) shall, subject to and in accordance with this Ordinance, be available for any person-
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