Paragraph 7A.8 Special CounselF1
(1)
This rule applies to the appointment of special counsel under section 150(2) of the 2010 Act.
(2)
Special counsel shall be appointed from a list of persons who have been nominated for that purpose by the Lord Justice General.
(3)
Where the information which is the subject of the application or appeal concerned is classified, the person appointed must have appropriate security clearance.
Annotations
Textual amendments
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Sch. 2 Ch. 7A inserted (6.6.2011) by Act of Adjournal (Criminal Procedure Rules Amendment No. 4) (Disclosure) 2011 (S.S.I. 2011/242), paras. 1(2), 2(2)