Matters of special urgency8
1
Where an applicant seeks legal aid under section 29(2)(d) or (9) of the Act on a matter of special urgency, the Board may, if it thinks fit, make legal aid available to him notwithstanding that it has not been satisfied as to the matters specified in section 29(5) or, as the case may be section, 29(9) of the Act.
2
Where legal aid is made available under paragraph (1) above, the Board shall–
a
specify that it is available only for such limited purposes as the Board thinks appropriate in the circumstances;
b
require the applicant as soon as practicable to satisfy it that the requirements of section 29(5) or, as the case may be, section 29(9) of the Act are met;
c
in the case of the applicant not so satisfying it, cease to make legal aid available to him.