Cap. 12 Art. 923Where person may be deprived of benefit.

(1) The Civil Court, First Hall, shall deprive of such benefit the person admitted to proceed with the benefit of legal aid if it is shown that he possesses capital or income exceeding that established for the grant of legal aid.

(2) If it is shown that he knowingly possessed such capital or income at the time the benefit of legal aid was granted or that he knowingly had an increase in his financial circumstances pendente thereby possessing such capital or income in excess of that lite established for the grant of legal aid and had failed to report the same to the Civil Court, First Hall, then it shall be lawful for the said court to condemn him for contempt of court: Provided that no contempt proceedings shall be taken by the said court if such a person is liable to legal proceedings for perjury, and the said court has ordered that he be forthwith arrested, and that a copy of the acts be transmitted without delay, through the registrar, to the Court of Magistrates in order that proceedings may be taken according to law.

(3) The Civil Court, First Hall, shall also deprive the applicant of such benefit if he is proceeding vexatiously.

(4) In all cases in which the applicant for the benefit of legal aid has been deprived of such benefit, he shall be liable personally for all the costs of the proceedings to which he would have been liable if the benefit of legal aid had not been granted to him.