Code of Organization and Civil Procedure (Cap. 12)
Code of Organization and Civil Procedure (Cap. 12), article 917
917. If the report of the Advocate for Legal Aid is in favour of
the applicant, the latter shall be admitted to the benefit applied for;
but if the report is unfavourable, it shall be examined by the Civil
Court, First Hall, which shall give the parties the opportunity to
make their submissions, before it decides on whether to accept the
adverse report, or to reject the report and admit the demand.
Advocate and legal
procurator to be
assigned to person
with benefit of
legal aid.
Amended by:
XXIII.1971.45;
XXIV.1995.336.
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