Clause 15
Repeal and re-enactment of section 18
of Legal Aid and Advice (Amendment) Bill
BillNot in forceProvision 15 of 22
Clause 15
Section 18 of the principal Act is repealed and the following section substituted therefor:“Appeal by aided persons18.—
(1)
Where —
(a)
a Grant of Aid has been filed in any court, and the proceedings to which the Grant of Aid relates have been heard in that court; and
(b)
the aided person desires to prosecute any appeal therefrom,the aided person must make a fresh application for legal aid to the Director in respect of that matter, and the conditions for the issue of the Grant of Aid set out in section 8 shall apply.
(2)
Subsection (1) shall not apply to an appeal in respect of any interlocutory matter in any proceedings.”.