8The following subsection shall be inserted after section 28(8) of that Act—
“(8A)The Crown Court or the criminal division of the Court of Appeal may order that a person shall be given legal aid for the purpose—
(a)of an application for leave to appeal under section 9( 11) of the Criminal Justice Act 1987 (appeals against orders or rulings at preparatory hearings); or
(b)of an appeal under that subsection.”.