Malaysia legislation
Section 26
Section 26
(2)
The Director General may, before issuing the legal aid certificate under subsection (1), require the applicant to pay a contribution towards the amount due and payable on the applicant’s account for the purpose of filing in court and the contribution shall be deposited into the trust account.
(3)
Notwithstanding section 24, the Director General may—
(a)
issue a separate legal aid certificate to the applicant for each different cause of action even though the dispute involves the same parties; and
(b)
require the applicant to pay a contribution to the Director
General, for any amount as prescribed by the Minister, for each certificate referred to in paragraph (a), and the contribution shall be deposited into the trust account.
Contribution from aided person after obtaining legal aid certificate for civil and syariah proceedings