15. Cancellation of certificate
Feedback & supportThe Director may, at any time, and whether or not application has been made for the purpose, cancel any legal aid certificate issued under section 11 or 12, and subject to subsection (2), the person to whom the certificate was granted shall, as from the date of the cancellation, cease to be an aided person.
Director
“Director” means the Director of Legal Aid appointed under section 3 and includes Deputy Directors and Assistant Directors of Legal Aid;
Where the legal aid certificate so cancelled has been filed in the registry of any court, the Director shall file in court a notification of the cancellation, and, as from the date of filing of such notification, the person to whom the legal aid certificate was granted shall cease to be an aided person.
aided person
“aided person” means a person who has been granted a certificate that he is entitled to legal aid under Part III and, where such a person is an infant, includes his guardian;
Upon the filing in court of such notification, then, unless otherwise ordered by a judge of the court in which the litigation is pending, all proceedings in the litigation shall, by virtue of this subsection, be stayed for a period of 14 days and, subject as aforesaid, during such period, time fixed by or under any Act or by or under any Rules of Court, regulations or otherwise for the doing of any act or the taking of any step in the proceedings shall not run.
judge
“judge” means a judge of the Supreme Court and includes in respect of proceedings in a District Court, a District Judge, and in respect of proceedings under the Women’s Charter, a Magistrate;
The time during which proceedings are stayed by virtue of subsection (3) may be reduced or extended by order of a judge of the court in which the litigation is pending.
The Director shall take such steps as seem to him reasonable or necessary to inform the person to whom a legal aid certificate has been granted of the cancellation of any such certificate.