Chapter Number and Title of Enactment
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Chapter: | 91 | Title: | LEGAL AID ORDINANCE |  | |
: If this pencil mark appears at the beginning of a provision, that provision is subject to amendments that are already in operation but have not yet been incorporated in its text.
| Cap 91 | Long title | |
| Cap 91 Part I | PRELIMINARY | |
| Cap 91 s 1 | Short title | |
| Cap 91 s 2 | Interpretation | |
| Cap 91 s 3 | Appointments | |
| Cap 91 s 4 | Panels of counsel and solicitors | |
| Cap 91 Part II | SCOPE OF LEGAL AID | |
| Cap 91 s 5 | Persons eligible for legal aid | |
| Cap 91 s 5AA | Director may waive upper limit of means test | |
| Cap 91 s 5A | Supplementary legal aid | |
| Cap 91 s 6 | Scope of legal aid | |
| Cap 91 s 7 | Power of the Legislative Council to make amendments | |
| Cap 91 Part III | APPLICATIONS FOR LEGAL AID AND GRANT OF CERTIFICATE | |
| Cap 91 s 8 | Application for legal aid | |
| Cap 91 s 9 | Power of Director to make inquiries | |
| Cap 91 s 10 | Grant of legal aid certificates | |
| Cap 91 s 11 | Revocation and discharge of certificates | |
| Cap 91 s 12 | Application for aid by more than one party | |
| Cap 91 s 13 | Endorsement of legal aid certificate | |
| Cap 91 s 14 | Filing of legal aid certificate | |
| Cap 91 s 15 | Stay of proceedings upon making of application for legal aid | |
| Cap 91 s 16 | Appeals by aided persons | |
| Cap 91 s 16A | Appeals to Court of Final Appeal | |
| Cap 91 Part IV | COSTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS | |
| Cap 91 s 16B | Benefits afforded to aided persons | |
| Cap 91 s 16C | Liability for costs | |
| Cap 91 s 17 | Court may order payment of costs by aided person in certain event | |
| Cap 91 s 18 | Contributions by aided person | |
| Cap 91 s 18A | Charge on property recovered | |
| Cap 91 s 18B | Security for costs | |
| Cap 91 s 19 | Award of costs | |
| Cap 91 s 19A | All moneys due to aided person to be paid to Director | |
| Cap 91 s 19B | Disposal by Director of moneys paid to him | |
| Cap 91 s 19C | Interest on moneys paid to Director | |
| Cap 91 s 20 | Costs of counsel and solicitors | |
| Cap 91 s 20A | Taxation of costs | |
| Cap 91 s 21 | Adaptation of rights to indemnity | |
| Cap 91 s 22 | Prohibition against taking fees from aided person | |
| Cap 91 s 22A | Power of the Legislative Council to make amendments | |
| Cap 91 Part V | MISCELLANEOUS | |
| Cap 91 s 23 | Proceedings for misrepresentations, etc. | |
| Cap 91 s 24 | Privileges attaching to certain relationships | |
| Cap 91 s 25 | Legal aid not to discontinue without leave | |
| Cap 91 s 26 | Appeal from decision of Director | |
| Cap 91 s 26A | Appeal from decision of Director in Court of Final Appeal matters | |
| Cap 91 s 27 | Expenses of legal aid | |
| Cap 91 s 28 | Regulations | |
| Cap 91 Part VI | PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SUPPLEMENTARY LEGAL AID SCHEME | |
| Cap 91 s 29 | Establishment of Supplementary Legal Aid Fund | |
| Cap 91 s 30 | Borrowing powers of the Director | |
| Cap 91 s 31 | Accounts | |
| Cap 91 s 32 | Contributions for benefit of the Fund | |
| Cap 91 s 32A | Effect of transfer between schemes | |
| Cap 91 s 33 | Appeals and powers of the Director | |
| Cap 91 Sched 1 | Legal Aid Officers-Designations | |
| Cap 91 Sched 2 | Proceedings for which Legal Aid may be Given under Section 5 | |
| Cap 91 Sched 3 | Proceedings for which Legal Aid may be Given under Section 5A |
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