Regulations
27. (1) Subject to the approval of the Lieutenant Governor in Council, the Law Society may make regulations respecting the establishment and administration of a legal aid plan and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, may make regulations, (a) prescribing the functions of the Director, the area directors and other persons employed for the purposes of this Act; (b) prescribing the accounts and records that shall be kept of the transactions of the Fund; (c) respecting the payment out of the Fund of the expenses of the Law Society attributable to the administration of this Act and the regulations; (d) designating parts of Ontario as areas for the purposes of this Act; (e) providing for committees, their composition and organization, and prescribing their functions; (f) respecting the establishment and functions of the panels and societies mentioned in section 21; (g) respecting the participation of students in legal aid; (h) respecting applications for legal aid; (i) respecting entitlement to legal aid; (j) respecting certificates and provisional certificates; (k) respecting the fees and disbursements to be paid to barristers and solicitors for legal aid, including a reduction of up to 5 per cent as described in subsection 26 (2) or (3); . .  .  .  . (m) providing for the monitoring and making of recommendations on the fees payable to barristers and solicitors providing legal aid; (n) providing for the settlement of accounts for professional services under this Act or the regulations; (o) respecting appeals under sections 14, 16 and 22; (p) prescribing oaths of office and secrecy and requiring persons, or any class thereof, engaged in the administration of this Act to take and subscribe such oaths or either of them; (q) respecting the non-disclosure of information furnished by or about an applicant for or recipient of legal aid; (r) providing for the settlement, recovery and payment into the Fund of costs and other money due to the Fund; (s) providing for the payment out of the Fund of costs awarded against a person to whom legal aid has been given; (t) prescribing forms and providing for their use. R.S.O. 1990, c. L.9, s. 27 (1); 1998, c. 26, s. 100. Designation by Attorney General (2) The Attorney General may designate persons for the purposes of clause (1) (n). Application of regulation (3) A regulation may be limited in its scope and may be retroactive in its operation. R.S.O. 1990, c. L.9, s. 27 (2, 3). Note: Except for the purposes of the Statutes of Ontario, 1998, chapter 26, section 18, any reference in a statute, regulation or document to “legal aid”, “student legal aid society” or “Clinic Funding Committee” shall be deemed to be a reference to “legal aid services”, “student legal aid services society” and “clinic committee of the board of directors of the Corporation”, respectively. See: 1998, c. 26, ss. 109 (2), 110 (2). Note: Except for the purposes of the Statutes of Ontario, 1998, chapter 26, section 18, any reference in a statute, regulation or document to the “legal aid plan” or to the “Legal Aid Fund” shall be deemed to be a reference to the system of providing legal aid services under the Legal Aid Services Act, 1998 and to the Corporation, respectively. See: 1998, c. 26, ss. 109 (3), 110 (2). Note: Subsection 26 (1) of the Act and any regulations applicable to that subsection continue to apply for the purpose of the determination and payment of the amounts owed by the Law Society under subsection 26 (1) in respect of a period ending before April 1, 1999. See: 1998, c. 26, ss. 109 (4), 110 (2). ______________ Français