Legal Aid South Africa Act, 2014 (Act No. 39 of 2014)Chapter 5 : General Provisions23. Regulations |
| (1) | The Minister must, after receipt of recommendations of the Board, make regulations relating to— |
| (a) | the types of matters, both civil and criminal, in respect of which Legal Aid South Africa— |
| (i) | provides legal aid; |
| (ii) | does not provide legal aid; and |
| (iii) | provides limited legal aid and the circumstances in which it does so; |
| (b) | the requirements or criteria that an applicant must comply with in order to qualify for legal aid, as well as the terms and conditions on which such legal aid is made available to the applicant; |
| (c) | the policy relating to the approval or refusal of legal aid, the termination of legal aid and appeals against such refusal or termination of legal aid; and |
| (d) | any matter which it is necessary or expedient to prescribe for the proper implementation or administration of this Act. |
| (2) | Any regulations made under subsection (1) must, before publication thereof in the Gazette, be tabled in Parliament by the Minister for approval. |
| (3) | The regulations made under subsection (1) may provide that any person who contravenes a provision thereof or fails to comply therewith is guilty of an offence and on conviction is liable to a fine or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding one year. |