Section 22
Deposit in respect of out of pocket expenses
The Director General of Legal Aid may require any applicant for legal aid under this Part or any person to whom a legal aid certificate has been granted under section 15, 16 or 16A to deposit with
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him such amounts at such times as the Director General may think fit to be used in or towards meeting out of pocket expenses (not including office expenses) incurred in connection with the application or with any proceedings to which the application or the legal aid certificate relates.
(2)
Any amount so deposited shall be used for the payment of such out of pocket expenses and any part of any such amount not so expended shall be refunded.
(3)
In any case where the Director General is satisfied that the making of a deposit under subsection (1) of this section would occasion hardship, the Director General may, out of moneys provided for the purpose from time to time, meet any out of pocket expenses (not including office expenses) or make such payments to meet such out of pocket expenses as he may consider necessary.
(4)
Any payment so made shall be used only for payment of such out of pocket expenses and any part of such amount not so expended shall be refunded to the Director General of Legal Aid.