Legal Aid South Africa Act, 2014 (Act No. 39 of 2014)Regulations35. Impact legal services |
| (1) | Legal Aid South Africa may undertake or fund litigation or other legal work which has the potential to positively affect the lives of a larger number of indigent persons other than the person or persons to whom legal services are rendered directly, which matter— |
| (a) | may establish a legal precedent, jurisprudence or clarify aspects of the law that will be followed in dealing with indigent persons in similar matters; |
| (b) | may have the potential of resolving a large number of disputes or potential disputes, and obtain wider collective objectives; or |
| (c) | may improve the lives of a group of persons or a sizeable portion of a group. |
| (2) | In a case contemplated in subregulation (1) legal aid may be granted to a legal entity acting on behalf of a large number of natural persons or in the furtherance of public interest in accordance with section 38 of the Constitution. |
| (3) | If legal aid is refused for the matter as contemplated in subregulation (1), Legal Aid South Africa must inform that legal aid applicant that he or she has the right of appeal. |