s 9 General provisions for application for criminal defence aid
9.—(1) Subject to this section and section 10, any individual who wishes to receive criminal defence aid may apply to the Chief Public Defender for the grant of criminal defence aid. (2) An application for the grant of criminal defence aid must be —(a) made in the form and manner required by the Chief Public Defender; and (b) accompanied by any documents and information required by the Chief Public Defender. (3) Subject to subsection (4), where an application for the grant of criminal defence aid is not approved under section 12 or 20, the Chief Public Defender may refuse to consider any subsequent application for the grant of criminal defence aid in respect of the same matter. (4) Subsection (3) does not apply if the Chief Public Defender is of the opinion that there are reasonable grounds to believe that there is any change in circumstances despite the subsequent application being in respect of the same matter.