Malaysia legislation
Section 29
Section 29
(a)
any legal aid certificate issued under section 23 or 25, whether or not an application has been made to that effect; and
(b)
after obtaining authorization from the Minister, any legal aid certificate issued under section 26.
(2)
The Director General or any appointed officer shall take any reasonable or necessary action to issue a notice of revocation of the legal aid certificate to the aided person.
(3)
The notice of revocation of the legal aid certificate issued to the aided person shall be effective from the date the aided person receives such notice.
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(4)
Where the revoked legal aid certificate has been filed in any court, the Director General or appointed officer shall file in the court a notice of revocation of the legal aid certificate and the revocation shall be effective from the date of filing of such notice in court.
(5)
The court shall, upon receiving the notice of revocation under subsection (4), order all pending civil or syariah proceedings in relation to the aided person be stayed—
(a)
for a period of one month; or
(b)
for any other period after taking into account the interests of justice of parties who may be affected by the stay order.
(6)
A person shall cease to be an aided person effective from—
(a)
the date such person receives the notice of revocation under subsection (3); or
(b)
the date of filing of the notice of revocation in court under subsection (4).
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