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s 21 Endorsement and filing of certificate
(1) Where a legal aid certificate is granted pursuant to section 15, 16 or 16A the Director General of Legal Aid may act for the aided person or may assign a solicitor to be selected by the aided person, if he so desires, or otherwise by the Director General from the appropriate panel maintained pursuant to section 5 so to act, and in such case shall endorse on the legal aid certificate the name of the solicitor so assigned:
Provided that in any case where a solicitor is assigned to act after such certificate is filed in court, or in any case where a new assignment is made in lieu of a solicitor assigned previously, the Director General shall not be required to endorse on the certificate the name of the solicitor so assigned, or newly assigned, as the case may be, but may, instead, give notice of such assignment or new assignment by letter to the proper officer of the court in which proceedings are pending.
(2) Before taking any other step in the proceedings the Director General or the solicitor so assigned shall file the legal aid certificate in the registry of the court in which the proceedings are pending or are to be taken and no court fee shall be charged in respect of the filing of the certificate.
(3) Where any legal aid certificate is so filed the aided person—
(a) shall not be liable in respect of any proceedings to which the certificate relates for court fees or for such fees payable for the service of process or for any fees due to the Sheriff in connection with the execution of process;
(b) shall be entitled to be supplied free of charge with a copy of the judge’s notes of evidence in any proceedings to which the certificate relates; and
(c) shall not, except where express provision is made in this Act, be liable for costs to any other party in any proceedings to which the certificate relates.
(4) Subject to sections 18 and 22 no person who, pursuant to any reference under this Act, makes any investigation or report or gives any opinion or who pursuant to any assignment under this Act conducts any proceedings, shall take or agree to take or seek from an aided person any fee, profit or reward (pecuniary or otherwise) in respect thereof.
Malay text (authoritative)
(1) Jika sa-suatu perakuan, pantuan guaman di-beri menurut sekshen 15, atau 16 Pengarah Bantuan Guaman boleh bertindak bagi pehak orang yang di-bantu itu atau boleh mempertugaskan sa-orang peguam yang akan di-pileh olen orang yang dı-bantu itu, jıka ıa berkehendak berbuat demikian, atau oleh/Pengarah daripada panel peguam2 yang berkenaan yang di-senggara menurut sekshen 5 untok bertindak sa-demıkian, dan dalam hal yang demıkıan/Pengaral Bantuan Guaman hendak-lah menchatitkan dalam perakuar bantuan guaman itu nama peguam yang dı-pertugaskan itu : Dengan sharat bahawa jıka sa-orang peguam di-pertugaskan untok bertındak sa-lepas perakuan itu di-failkan dalam mankaman, atau Jıka suatu pertugasan baharu dı-buat bagı menggaptikan peguam yang di-pertugaskan dahulu-nya, maką Pengarah tidak-lah di-kehendaki menchatitkan dalam perakuan itu nama peguam yang di-pertugaskan itu, atau yang baharu di-pertugaskan itu, mengikut mana yang berkenaan, tetapi boleh, sa-balek-nya, memberitahu mengenaï pertugasan atau pertugasan baharu itu dengan surat kapada pegawai mahkamah yang sa-patut-nya di-mana pembicharaan itu menunggu pertimbangan.
[Bhg. IV, S. 21-22]
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(3) Jika sa-suatu perakuan bantuan guaman di-failkan sa-demikian maka orang yang di-bantu itu—
(a) tidak-lah bertanggong membayar berkenaan dengan apa- pembıcharaan yang dı-maksudkan oleh perakuan itu bayaran mahkamah atau apa2 bayaraı yang kena di-bayar bagi menyampaikan atau • apaz bayaran yang kena di-bayar kapada Sheriff berkenaan dengan melaksanakan proses itu;
(b) ada-lah berhak di-beri dengan perchuma suatı salinan chatitan- keterangan hakim dalam mana pembicharaan yang di-maksudkan oleh perakuan itu; dan
(c) melainkan jika peruntokan nyata di-buat dalam Akta ini, tidak-lah bertanggong membayar kos untok mana? pehak lain dalam mana? pembicharaan yang di-maksudkan oleh perakuan itu.
(4) Tertaklok kapada peruntokan2 sekshen 18 dan 22 tıada sa-siapa pun yang membuat apa- penyiasatan atau laporan atau memberi apa- pendapat di-bawah mana? peruntokan Akta ini atau yang menjalankan apa pembicharaan menurut sa-suatu pertugasan di-bawah Akta ini boleh mengambil atau bersetuju mengambil atau meminta daripada sa-saorang keuntongan atau yang di-bantu apa? bayaran, hadiah (wang atau lain?) berkenaan dengan-nya. kefag
Text as at 1 November 2013 (LOM reprint); amendments made after that date may not be incorporated.
Source: Laws of Malaysia, Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia (lom.agc.gov.my). Not a copy of the Gazette printed by the Government Printer (Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967, s 61).
