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22 order, the individual who immediately before the cancellation was an aided accused person.

Application by aided accused person for criminal defence aid for criminal appeal, etc.

20.—(1) Where—
 * (a) any criminal proceedings mentioned in section 12(1)(b)(i) for which a Grant of Aid was issued have concluded in any court; and
 * (b) the aided accused person is or is to be an appellant, an applicant, a respondent or a party, in a criminal appeal or criminal application arising from those criminal proceedings,

the aided accused person must make a fresh application to the Chief Public Defender, within the prescribed time, for criminal defence aid in connection with the criminal appeal or criminal application mentioned in paragraph (b).

(2) Section 12 applies to the fresh application for criminal defence aid under subsection (1) with the necessary modifications.

(3) Despite subsection (1), the Chief Public Defender may consider a fresh application for criminal defence aid that is made after the prescribed time mentioned in that subsection, if—
 * (a) the aided accused person had filed the notice of appeal or the criminal application before making the fresh application; or
 * (b) the Chief Public Defender is of the opinion that there are extenuating circumstances for not making the fresh application by that prescribed time.

Costs awarded against Chief Public Defender or public defender

21.—(1) Any costs awarded against the Chief Public Defender or a public defender under the Criminal Procedure Code 2010 are to be paid out of the Consolidated Fund.