Section 24
Legal aid certificate for all causes of action in syariah proceedings
of Legal Aid and Public Defence Act 2026
The Director General may, in the case of syariah proceedings, issue only one legal aid certificate to the applicant even though the applicant’s dispute may lead to several consequential causes of action, provided that all the causes of action in such dispute involve the same parties.
(2)
The certificate shall remain in effect for any pending cause of action.
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(3)
Notwithstanding subsection (2), and subject to section 33, an aided person shall apply for a new legal aid certificate if he wishes to appeal any decision made by the lower court in relation to any syariah proceedings that have been disposed of and such application shall be deemed to be a fresh application.