Section 29

Legal advice shall consist of oral advice on legal questions given by the Director General of Legal Aid or a solicitor whose name is on the appropriate panel of solicitors maintained pursuant to section 5 and shall include help in preparing an application for legal aid and in supplying information required in determining financial resources of the applicant but shall not include advice on any law other than the law of Malaysia.

Provisions may be made by regulations for further defining or restricting the questions on which legal advice may be given and for regulating all matters relating to fees, charges and costs in relation to the giving of legal advice.

A person seeking legal advice shall apply to the Director

General of Legal Aid and shall be required to satisfy the Director

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General of Legal Aid that he cannot afford to obtain the legal advice in the ordinary way.

The Minister may by order amend or vary the Fourth Schedule.

PART VA

MEDIATION

Provision of mediation services