13Constitution of Legal Aid Committees

13 Constitution of Legal Aid Committees

(1)  A Legal Aid Committee consists of 4 members of whom –

(a) one is the Director; and

(b) [Section 13 Subsection (1) amended by No. 36 of 2017, s. 15, Applied:19 Sep 2017] one is a person, appointed by the Commission, who is not a legal practitioner; and

(c) [Section 13 Subsection (1) amended by No. 36 of 2017, s. 15, Applied:19 Sep 2017] 2 are persons, nominated by the Law Society and appointed by the Commission, who are legal practitioners.

(2)  The Commission shall appoint a member of a Legal Aid Committee as chairperson of that Legal Aid Committee.

(3)  The Director may appoint an officer to be the Director's deputy as a member of a Legal Aid Committee.

(4)  The deputy of the Director appointed is entitled to attend a meeting of the Legal Aid Committee in the absence of the Director from that meeting and while so attending is deemed to be a member of that Legal Aid Committee.

(5)  The Commission may appoint a person as a deputy of a member referred to in subsection (1) (b) .

(6)  The Commission may appoint a legal practitioner nominated by the Law Society as a deputy of a member referred to in subsection (1) (c) .

(7)  The deputy of a member appointed under subsection (5) or (6) is entitled to attend a meeting of a Legal Aid Committee in the absence of the member from that meeting and while so attending is deemed to be a member of the Legal Aid Committee.