Code of Organization and Civil Procedure (Cap. 12)
Code of Organization and Civil Procedure (Cap. 12), article 928F
928F. (1) Legal aid granted by the competent authority in Malta
when it is acting as a receiving authority shall cover the foll owing
costs:
(a) interpretation;
(b) translation of documents required by the court or by
the competent aut hority and presented to the recipient,
which are necessary for the resolution of the case;
(c) travel costs to be borne by the applicant where the
physical presence of the persons concerned with the
presentation of the applicant’s case is required in
court, and the court is satisfied that the persons
concerned cannot be heard to the satisfaction of the
court by any other means.
(2) Legal aid granted by the comp etent authority in Malta when
it is acting as a transmitting authority shall cover the follow ing
costs:
(a) costs relating to the assistance of a local lawyer or
another person entitled to give legal advice, incurred
by the competent authority until the application for
legal aid has been received in the Member State where
the court is sitting;
(b) the translation of the application and of the necessary
supporting documents when the application is
submitted to the authorities of that Member State
where the cour t is sitting.
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Other costs.
Added by:
L.N. 342 of 2005.
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