23. Appeals by aided persons

Where a legal aid certificate granted pursuant to section 11 or 12 has been filed in any court, and the proceedings to which the certificate relates have been heard in that court, and the aided person desires to prosecute any appeal or proceedings in the nature of an appeal therefrom, he shall not be entitled to prosecute such appeal or proceedings in the nature of an appeal as an aided person unless he files in the court in which the appeal or proceedings are to be heard a certificate from a solicitor (not being the solicitor who acted for the aided person in the proceedings) nominated by the Director stating that the solicitor has thoroughly examined the appellant’s case and is of the opinion that the appellant has good grounds of appeal, which grounds, together with the reasons therefor, shall be set out in detail in the certificate.

If any aided person prosecutes any such appeal or proceedings in the nature of an appeal without having filed the solicitor’s certificate referred to in subsection (1), he shall be deemed not to be an aided person.