Acts and Regulations

L-2 - Legal Aid Act

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Regulations
20The Lieutenant-Governor in Council may make regulations for carrying into effect the purposes and provisions of this Part and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, may make regulations
(a) designating regions of New Brunswick as areas for purposes of this Part;
(b) prescribing oaths of office and secrecy as conditions of appointment or employment under this Part;
(c) respecting the functions of the Provincial Director, area directors, duty counsel and other persons employed for purposes of this Part;
(d) respecting the constitution, functions and procedures of area committees and the Legal Aid Committee;
(e) respecting panels referred to in section 14, including the removal of solicitors therefrom;
(f) respecting the establishment of student legal aid societies and the functions of students participating in the legal aid plan;
(g) prescribing procedures for applying for legal aid;
(h) prescribing information to be disclosed by applicants for legal aid;
(i) respecting the non-disclosure of information furnished by or about an applicant for legal aid;
(j) prescribing rules for determining financial eligibility and the grounds on which applicants may be determined to be ineligible for legal aid;
(k) prescribing the form and content of legal aid certificates;
(l) prescribing procedures for issuing, amending and cancelling legal aid certificates;
(l.1) respecting the issuing of legal aid certificates retroactively;
(m) respecting appeals referred to in section 13;
(n) respecting memorials of debt, liens and other forms of security that may be required to secure obligations arising under this Part, including the creation, registration, amount, operation, effect and discharge thereof;
(o) respecting solicitors’ reports on legal aid;
(p) respecting the manner in which solicitors’ accounts and duty counsel accounts shall be presented and approved for payment;
(p.1) authorizing the Provincial Director to refuse to pay all or any part of an account presented for payment;
(p.2) respecting the grounds on which and the circumstances in which the Provincial Director may refuse to pay all or any part of an account presented for payment;
(q) respecting a scale of fees by which the value of professional services is assessed and prescribing the percentage of the assessed value that may be paid for legal aid;
(r) respecting the repayment of disbursements to solicitors;
(r.1) respecting the provision of legal aid by barristers and solicitors appointed under section 4.1;
(s) respecting the payment of money into and out of the Legal Aid Fund;
(s.1) respecting the bonding of persons appointed or employed under this Part;
(t) prescribing forms and providing for their use.
1971, c.11, s.20; 1983, c.46, s.10; 1989, c.57, s.2; 1993, c.21, s.18; 1994, c.45, s.6
Regulations
20The Lieutenant-Governor in Council may make regulations for carrying into effect the purposes and provisions of this Part and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, may make regulations
(a) designating regions of New Brunswick as areas for purposes of this Part;
(b) prescribing oaths of office and secrecy as conditions of appointment or employment under this Part;
(c) respecting the functions of the Provincial Director, area directors, duty counsel and other persons employed for purposes of this Part;
(d) respecting the constitution, functions and procedures of area committees and the Legal Aid Committee;
(e) respecting panels referred to in section 14, including the removal of solicitors therefrom;
(f) respecting the establishment of student legal aid societies and the functions of students participating in the legal aid plan;
(g) prescribing procedures for applying for legal aid;
(h) prescribing information to be disclosed by applicants for legal aid;
(i) respecting the non-disclosure of information furnished by or about an applicant for legal aid;
(j) prescribing rules for determining financial eligibility and the grounds on which applicants may be determined to be ineligible for legal aid;
(k) prescribing the form and content of legal aid certificates;
(l) prescribing procedures for issuing, amending and cancelling legal aid certificates;
(l.1) respecting the issuing of legal aid certificates retroactively;
(m) respecting appeals referred to in section 13;
(n) respecting memorials of debt, liens and other forms of security that may be required to secure obligations arising under this Part, including the creation, registration, amount, operation, effect and discharge thereof;
(o) respecting solicitors’ reports on legal aid;
(p) respecting the manner in which solicitors’ accounts and duty counsel accounts shall be presented and approved for payment;
(p.1) authorizing the Provincial Director to refuse to pay all or any part of an account presented for payment;
(p.2) respecting the grounds on which and the circumstances in which the Provincial Director may refuse to pay all or any part of an account presented for payment;
(q) respecting a scale of fees by which the value of professional services is assessed and prescribing the percentage of the assessed value that may be paid for legal aid;
(r) respecting the repayment of disbursements to solicitors;
(r.1) respecting the provision of legal aid by barristers and solicitors appointed under section 4.1;
(s) respecting the payment of money into and out of the Legal Aid Fund;
(s.1) respecting the bonding of persons appointed or employed under this Part;
(t) prescribing forms and providing for their use.
1971, c.11, s.20; 1983, c.46, s.10; 1989, c.57, s.2; 1993, c.21, s.18; 1994, c.45, s.6