Hong Kong Ordinances

LEGAL AID ORDINANCE - SECT 16B

Benefits afforded to aided persons

Caution: This is a past version. See the current version here.

PART IV COSTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS

Subject to the provisions of this Ordinance, where a person receives legal 
aid in connection with any proceedings-

   (a)  the expenses incurred in connection with the proceedings, so far as
        they would ordinarily be paid in the first instance by or on behalf of
        the solicitor assigned to act for him, shall be so paid, except in the
        case of those paid directly by the Director, and the expenses paid by
        the solicitor shall be refunded to him by the Director;

   (b)  his counsel and solicitor shall be paid by the Director in accordance
        with section 20;

   (c)  except in Privy Council proceedings, he shall not be liable in respect
        of proceedings to which the certificate relates for court fees or for
        fees payable for the service of process or for any fees due to the
        bailiff in connection with the execution of process, but for the
        purposes of any order or agreement of costs made in his favour with
        respect to the proceedings such costs shall be deemed to have been
        paid by him and sections 19, 19A(1) and 19B(b) shall apply
        accordingly;

   (d)  except in Privy Council proceedings, the Director shall, on his
        behalf, be entitled to be supplied free of charge with a transcript of
        the evidence in any proceedings to which the certificate relates and,
        in the event of there being any other relevant proceedings, with a
        transcript of the relevant evidence in such other proceedings and
        also, if such other proceedings are criminal proceedings, of the
        judge's summing up in such other proceedings; (Amended 27 of 1991 s.
        10)

   (e)  he may be required to make a contribution to the Director;

   (f)  his liability for costs shall be determined in accordance with
        section 16C. (Added 54 of 1984 s. 14)