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s 25 Costs
(1) Where proceedings in which an aided person is a party are taken in any court, the court shall make, in favour of the aided person, the like order for costs (except against another aided person) as that court would have made in favour of the aided person had he not been an aided person, and in proceedings in which costs follow the event an aided person shall (except against another aided person) be entitled to costs in like manner as if he were not an aided person, notwithstanding that no amount is or will be payable by the aided person, or that the costs are in excess of the amount which is or will be payable by the aided person.
(2) Where any moneys are recovered by an aided person (whether in proceedings or by virtue of a settlement or compromise) he shall be liable to pay to the Director General so much of the moneys so recovered as is recovered in respect of costs.
(3) For the purposes of subsection (2) of this section the moneys recovered in respect of costs shall be deemed to be so much of the total amount so recovered as exceeds the amount (if any) recoverable by the aided person otherwise than as costs.
(4) Where any moneys are recovered by a person to whom a legal aid certificate has been granted under section 15, 16 or 16A (whether in proceedings or by virtue of a settlement or compromise) he shall, subject to the provisions of this subsection, be liable to pay, out of
moneys so recovered, to the Director General the aggregate amount of the sums paid or payable by the Director General on his account and, where such person has been represented in the proceedings by the Director General such sums as would in the opinion of the Director General have been payable on his account had he been represented by a solicitor assigned to him:
Provided that—
(a) where the amount recovered does not exceed one thousand ringgit, no sum shall be payable by the aided person under this subsection;
(b) where the amount recovered exceeds one thousand ringgit, the sum payable by the aided person under this subsection shall not exceed—
(i) one-fourth of the amount recovered; or
(ii) the difference between the amount received and the amount of one thousand ringgit whichever is the less.
(5) Without prejudice to the generality of subsections (1), (2), (3) and (4) the expression “costs” shall include—
(a) counsel’s fees whether or not the same have been paid;
(b) fees and charges of the nature referred to in paragraphs 21(3)(a) and (b); and
(c) any sums which, pursuant to subsection 22(3), are expended by the Director General in meeting out of pocket expenses or are paid by the Director General for that purpose.
(6) Where the costs recovered by the Director General under this section include any of the fees, charges or sums referred to in paragraphs (5)(b) and (c) such costs shall be applied, in the first instance, in and towards satisfaction of such fees, charges or sums.
Malay text (authoritative)
(I) Jıka pembicharaan dalam mana sa-saorang yang Kos. dı-bantu menjadi suatu pehak di-bawa dalam mana2 mahkamah, maka mahkamah itu hendak-lah membuat, untok faedah orang yang di-bantu itu, perentah untok kos (kechualı terhadap sa-orang yang dı-bantu yang lain) sam saperti yang tetap di-buat oleh mahkamah itu untok faedah orang yang di-bantu itu jika sa-kira-nya ia bukan sa-orang yang dl-bantu dan, jıka kos ada-lah berıkutan dengar keputusan pembicharaan, sa-saorang yang dı-bantu ada-lal berhak (kechuali terhadap sa-orang yang di-bantu yang lain) kapada kos dengan chara sama saperti sa-olah2 ia bukan sa-orang yang di-bantu, walau pun tiada apa2 wang kena atau akan kena dı-bayar olen orang yang dı-bantu ıtu, atau walau pun kos itu lebeh daripada jumlah yang kena atau akan kena di-bayar oleh orang yang di-bantu itü.
[Bhg. IV, S.25] sub.AAUBB 03 daripada wang yang di-dapati itu saperti yang di-dapati berkenaan dengan kos.
(3) Bagi maksud sekshen-kechil (2) sekshen ımı wang ACS jlüi rsfaer 16A 46-AA1188/03 15, sama ada dalam pembicharaan atau menurut sa-suatu penyelesaian atau tolakansor) maka, tertaklok kapada peruntokan2 sekshen-kechil ini, ia ada-lah bertanggong membayar daripada wang2 yang di-dapati itu kapada Pengarah jumlah semuą wang yang telah di-bayar atau yang kena aı-bayar oleh,fengarah atas akaun orang itu dan, Ilk orang itu telah di-wakili dalam pembicharaan itu olel Pengarah maka la ada-lah bertanggong membayar wan a-Danyak yang pada pendapat /Pengarah tetap kena di bayar atas akaun orang itu jika sa-kira-nya ia di-wakili oleh sa-orang peguam yang di-pertugaskan untok-nya: Dengan sharat bahawa—
(a) Jika wang yang di-dapati itu tıdak lebeh darıpada serısu lima ratus ringgit, maka tiada-lah apa- wang kena di-bayar oleh orang yang di-bantu di-bawal sekshen-kechil ini; se lery iea rane mni i atu di awvant acien ecil
(1) satu .perempat daripada jumlah yang didapati; atau
(ii) seliseh antara jumlah yang di-terima dengan jumlah lima ratus, 4ringgit, mengikut mana
(5) Dengan tidak menyentoh keluasan makna sekshenkechil (1),
(2), (3) dan (4) perbahasaan "kos" ada-lah termasok-
(a) bayaran peguam sama ada bayaran itu telah dibayar atau tidak; dan
[Bhg. IV, S.25-26] b) bayaran dan chaj dari jenis yang di-sebutkan dalar ekshen 21 (3) (a) dan (b); da:
(c) apa2 wang yang di-belanjakan oleh /Pengarah menurut sekshen 22 (3), bagi membayar perbe- Wa seksan lanjaan luar-jangka atau yang di-bayarkan olel (Pengarah bagi maksud itu
(6) Jika kos yang di-dapati oleh &Pengarah di-bawah sa-kali bagi menjelaskan bayaran, chaj atau wang itu.
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).
