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LEGAL AID (AMENDMENT) ACT 1997 (NO. 97 OF 1997) - SCHEDULE

    SCHEDULE     Section 14    

FORMAL AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS

Subsection 5 (1) (definition of “member of the staff of the Commission”)—

Omit “or 63”.

Subsection 5 (1) (definitions of “approved auditor”, “previous Committee”, “previous Fund” and “repealed Act”)—

Omit the definitions.

Subsections 9 (7) and (8)—

Omit “Division 7”, substitute “Division 8”.

Paragraphs 37 (3) (a) and (b)—

Omit the paragraphs, substitute the following paragraphs:

    “(a)     from a panel of not more than 9 private legal practitioners nominated by the Council of the Bar Association and approved by the Minister; or

        (b)     if that Council fails to nominate such a panel within 30 days after the receipt by the Council of a written request by the Minister to do so—a panel of private legal practitioners chosen by the Minister.”.

Paragraphs 37 (4) (a) and (b)—

Omit the paragraphs, substitute the following paragraphs:

    “(a)     from a panel of not more than 9 private legal practitioners nominated by the Council of the Law Society and approved by the Minister; or

        (b)     if that Council fails to nominate such a panel within 30 days after the receipt by the Council of a written request by the Minister to do so—a panel of private legal practitioners chosen by the Minister.”.

Subsection 37 (5)—

Omit all the words after “chosen”, substitute:

“by the Chief Executive Officer from a panel of not more than 9 persons (not being legal practitioners, members of the Commission or officers of the Commission) chosen by the Minister, each of whom has qualifications or experience relevant to the performance of the function of a Review Committee”.

Subsections 37 (6) and (7)—

Omit the subsections.

Sections 63 to 67 (inclusive)—

Repeal the sections.

Subsection 76 (1)—

Omit “(other than a transitional panel)”.

Subsection 76 (2)—

Omit the subsection.

Section 84A (definition of “prescribed person”)—

Omit the definition, substitute the following definition:

“ ‘prescribed person' means a person appointed under section 84B.”.

Section 84F—

Repeal the section.

Part XII—

Repeal the Part.

Further amendments—

The following provisions of the Principal Act are amended by omitting “function” and substituting “functions”:

Part II (heading), paragraph 7 (1) (g), subsections 7 (4), 9 (1) and 10 (1), paragraph 10 (2) (a), subsections 10 (3), 20 (1), 22 (9), 54 (1), 82 (1) and (2) and 83 (2), section 84A (definition of “prescribed matter”, paragraph (b)) and subsection 94 (1).


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