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Rh :(b) any proceedings relating to a criminal appeal or a criminal application arising from any criminal proceedings mentioned in paragraph (a).

(2) In subsection (1), an excluded offence is—
 * (a) an offence specified as an excluded offence in the Schedule; or
 * (b) an offence belonging to any excluded class of offences specified in the Schedule.

(3) The Minister may, by order in the Gazette, amend the Schedule.

(4) The Minister may, in an order under subsection (3), make provisions of a saving or transitional nature consequent on the enactment of the order as the Minister considers necessary or expedient.

(5) All orders made under subsection (3) must be presented to Parliament as soon as possible after publication in the Gazette.

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.