Clause 15
Amendment of Legal Aid and Advice Act
of Statutes (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill
BillNot in forceProvision 15 of 54
Clause 15
The Legal Aid and Advice Act (Cap. 160, 2014 Ed.) is amended —
(a)
by deleting subsection (1A) of section 6;
(b)
by deleting subsection (4) of section 20 and substituting the following subsection:“(4) A person seeking legal advice must apply to the Director, and must satisfy the Director that the person cannot afford to obtain the legal advice in the ordinary way.”;
(c)
by inserting, immediately after paragraph (b) of section 23(2), the following paragraph:“(ba)prescribe fees for applications under this Act, and provide for the remission of any such fees;”; and
(d)
by repealing section 25.