Hong Kong Regulations

LEGAL AID (ASSESSMENT OF RESOURCES AND CONTRIBUTIONS) REGULATIONS - REGULATION 14

Contributions under the Supplementary Legal Aid Scheme

(Past version on 30/06/1997).

For the purposes of section 32 of the Ordinance and a grant of legal aid to
any person under the Supplementary Legal Aid Scheme-

   (a)  an interim contribution shall be payable by an aided person to the
        Director for the benefit of the Fund in an amount equivalent to the
        maximum contribution payable by an aided person under section 18(1) of
        the Ordinance whose financial resources are equal to the limit
        prescribed in section 5 of the Ordinance; and

   (b)  a final contribution shall be payable by an aided person to the
        Director for the benefit of the Fund in an amount equivalent to-

        (i)    the sums paid or payable on his account out of the Fund;

        (ii)   the costs incurred on his behalf;

        (iii)  the percentage calculated in accordance with Part III of
               Schedule 3 of the value of any property (wherever situate)
               recovered or preserved for the aided person in such proceedings
               whether on his own behalf or on behalf of another, less any
               application fee paid under regulation 3(3) of the
               Legal Aid Regulations ( Cap 91 sub. leg. A) (L.N. 148 of 2000)