Code of Organization and Civil Procedure (Cap. 12), article 89

89. (1) The Minister responsible for justice shall nominate such panels as he may deem fit, each panel consisting of such number as he may deem fit of advocates, legal procurators and other experts, to perform the duties of curators, advocates or legal procurators ex officio and experts in the Courts of Malta and Gozo, and public auctioneers as occasion may require under this Code. (2) The advocates and legal procurators appointed under sub- article (1) shall also be bound to give their assistance to any person who, not being entitled to the b enefit of legal aid, shall appl y to the 34 CAP. 12.] CODE OF ORGANIZATION AND CIVIL PROCEDURE competent court for such assistance, and shall satisfy the cour t, in such manner and by such means as the court may prescribe, that prima facie he has reasonable grounds for taking or defending or being a party to proceedings a nd that he did not succeed in engaging the services of another advocate or legal procurator: Provided that any advocate or l egal procurator appointed by the court to give such assistance as aforesaid, shall not be bo und to give his assistance, unless the applicant deposits with the reg istrar a sum which, in the opinion of the registrar, is sufficient to cover the fees of such advocate or legal procurator. Appointment of official curators, etc., for the Gozo court. Amended by: XXXI.1934.14; L.N. 4 of 1963; XXXI.1966.2: VIII.1990.3.