Malaysia legislation
Section 13
Section 13
(b)
Every such application shall be in the prescribed form and accompanied by a statutory declaration verifying the facts stated in the application.
(2)
Where the person who desires to be granted legal aid is an infant, the application under this section shall be made on behalf of the infant by his guardian.
(3)
Where any application is made on behalf of an infant under subsection (2) then—
(a)
a reference in section 14, paragraph 15(2)(a) or 16(1)(a) to an applicant shall be construed as a reference to the guardian and the infant jointly or to either of them severally; and
(b)
a reference in paragraph 15(2)(b) or 16(1)(b) to an applicant shall, in any case where the infant is unmarried and the guardian is a near relative (as defined in subsection (4) of this section) of the infant, be construed as a reference to both the guardian and the infant and in every other case shall be construed as a reference to the infant only.
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(4)
In subsection (3) of this section the expression “near relative”
means—
(i)
in the case of a legitimate child, the father or the mother;
(ii)
in the case of an adopted child, an adopting parent;
(iii)
in the case of an illegitimate child, the mother.
Power of Director General to make inquiries