Article 5 Disqualification for continuance of legal aid
Where the court before which there are depending any proceedings to which an assisted person is a party, after hearing that person, is satisfied that the assisted person has–
without reasonable cause failed to comply with a proper request made to him by the solicitor acting for him to supply any information relevant to the proceedings;
delayed unreasonably in complying with a request as is mentioned in sub-paragraph (a);
wilfully given false information in connection with the proceedings to the solicitor acting for him or wilfully or deliberately concealed from him any information relevant to the proceedings;
without reasonable cause failed to attend any proceedings at which he has been required to attend or any meeting with the solicitor or counsel acting for him under the Act of 1986 at which he has reasonably and properly been required to attend; or
conducted himself in connection with the proceedings in such a way as to make it appear unreasonable to the court that he should continue to receive legal aid,
the court may direct that legal aid shall cease to be made available to that person in relation to those proceedings.
Where a court issues a direction under paragraph (1), the Deputy Principal Clerk of Session or the sheriff clerk, as the case may be, shall send a copy of the direction to the Board.