Section 15: Assignment of barrister and attorney
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15. Assignment of barrister and attorney
(1) The Court shall assign a barrister or an attorney, or both, to assist a person who is
granted legal aid or legal assistance.
(2) A barrister or an attorney assigned under subsection (1) shall –
(a) not refuse his assistance unless he satisfies the Chief Justice of some good
reason for such refusal;
(b) not be bound to make any disbursement out of his own money while giving
his assistance;
(c) not take or agree to take, or seek to obtain, from a person to whom legal aid
or legal assistance is granted any fee or reward while giving his assistance.
(3) (a) A barrister or an attorney assigned under subsection (1) shall be paid, out of
funds to be provided from the Consolidated Fund, such fees as the Chief Justice may
determine.
(b) No fee shall be paid to a barrister or an attorney by a person to whom legal aid
or legal assistance is granted.
(c) Where a person to whom legal aid or legal assistance is granted gives or
agrees to give any fee or reward to another person, the grant of legal aid or legal assistance
shall be revoked by the Court and that person shall not be granted legal aid or legal assistance
again to be a party in the same proceedings.
(4) A person who contravenes subsection (2)(c) or (3)(b) shall commit an offence and
shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding one million rupees and to penal servitude
for a term not exceeding 3 years.