The Criminal Legal Aid (Scotland) Regulations 1996

Legal aid for criminal appeals

13.—(1) An application under section 25(1) of the Act for legal aid in relation to an appeal against conviction, sentence, other disposal or acquittal in criminal proceedings shall–

(a) be in writing in such form as the Board may require and be signed by the applicant, or, where the applicant on cause shown cannot sign the application, by a person authorised by him, or where the applicant is mentally disordered in terms of section 1(2) of the Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984, by the applicant’s legal representative;

(b) include a statement signed by or on behalf of the solicitor nominated by the applicant as to his willingness to act for the applicant;

(c) in the case of an application for criminal legal aid in respect of an appeal under sections 106(1) or 175(2) of the 1995 Act where the person was, before 26th September 1995, convicted of or, as the case may be, found to have committed the offence, include, where the solicitor nominated by the applicant is of the opinion that in all the circumstances there are substantial grounds for taking an appeal, a statement as to the nature of those grounds; and

(d) in the case of an application for criminal legal aid to which section 25(2)(c) of the Act(2) applies, include a statement of the grounds of appeal and any other circumstances which the applicant considers relevant to enable the Board to be satisfied that in all the circumstances of the case it is in the interests of justice that the applicant should receive criminal legal aid.

(2) Regulations 9, 10 and 11(1) above shall apply in relation to legal aid under section 25 as they apply in relation to legal aid in summary proceedings under section 24.

(1)

Section 25 was amended by the Criminal Procedure (Consequential Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1995, Schedule 4, paragraphs 63(5) to (8).

(2)

Section 25(2)(c) was inserted by the Criminal Procedure (Consequential Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1995, Schedule 4, paragraph 63(6)(b).