C1C2C36 Appointment of person to represent the appellant’s interests.

1

The relevant law officer may appoint a person to represent the interests of an appellant in any proceedings before the Special Immigration Appeals Commission from which the appellant and any legal representative of his are excluded.

2

For the purposes of subsection (1) above, the relevant law officer is—

a

in relation to proceedings before the Commission in England and Wales, the Attorney General,

b

in relation to proceedings before the Commission in Scotland, the Lord Advocate, and

c

in relation to proceedings before the Commission in Northern Ireland, the F1Advocate General for Northern Ireland.

3

A person appointed under subsection (1) above—

a

if appointed for the purposes of proceedings in England and Wales, shall have a general qualification for the purposes of section 71 of the M1Courts and Legal Services Act 1990,

b

if appointed for the purposes of proceedings in Scotland, shall be—

i

an advocate, or

ii

a solicitor who has by virtue of section 25A of the M2Solicitors (Scotland) Act 1980 rights of audience in the Court of Session and the High Court of Justiciary, and

c

if appointed for the purposes of proceedings in Northern Ireland, shall be a member of the Bar of Northern Ireland.

4

A person appointed under subsection (1) above shall not be responsible to the person whose interests he is appointed to represent.