Code of Organization and Civil Procedure (Cap. 12), article 928E

928E. (1) Legal aid applications by persons who are domiciled or habitually resident in Malta may be submitted either: (a) to the competent author ity in Malta hereinafter referred to as "the tran smitting authority"; or (b) to the competent authority of the Member State in which the court is sitting or where the decision is to be enforced, hereinafter referred to as "the receiving authority". (2) Legal aid applications sha ll be completed in accordance with such forms as may be prescr ibed by the Minister responsibl e for justice by Order in the Gazette. (3) The competent authority in Malta may decide to refuse to CODE OF ORGANIZATION AND CIVIL PROCEDURE [CAP. 12. 261 transmit an application to the receiving authority of another Member State if it is manifestly: (a) unfounded; or (b) outside the scope of the Directive. When an application for transm ission is totally or partially rejected, the reasons for rejectio n shall be given, and the pro visions of article 917 shall apply. (4) Without prejudice to sub-arti cle (3), when the competent authority in Malta receives a requ est for legal aid in relation to proceedings which are being heard before a court in a Member State other than Malta, it shall transmit the application to the competent receiving authority in the other Member State within fifteen days of the receipt of th e application duly completed i n one of the languages of the Member S tate of the competent receiving authority, and the supporting documents translated, where necessary, into one of those languages. (5) Applicants for legal aid sha ll be fully informed of the processing of th e application. (6) Where the competent authority in Malta refuses to grant legal aid, it shall inform the applicant of the reasons for rej ection, and the provisions of article 917 shall apply. Costs. Added by: L.N. 342 of 2005.