Sex Offenders Act, 2001
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Further amendments of Civil Legal Aid Act, 1995. |
35.—(1) In this section “the Act of 1995” means the Civil Legal Aid Act, 1995 . | |
(2) In addition to the meaning assigned to that expression by section 27 of the Act of 1995, “legal aid” in the Act of 1995 means representation by a solicitor or barrister, engaged by the Legal Aid Board under section 11 of that Act, on behalf of a complainant in relation to an application referred to in section 4A of the Criminal Law (Rape) Act, 1981 , that concerns the complainant. | ||
(3) Section 28 of the Act of 1995 is hereby amended by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (5): | ||
“(5A) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the Board shall grant a legal aid certificate to a complainant for the purpose of his or her being represented in relation to an application referred to in section 4A of the Criminal Law (Rape) Act, 1981 , that concerns him or her.”. |