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Regulation 21 Issue and effect of emergency certificate

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(1)

An Area Director shall have power to approve an application made under regulation 19 and to issue an emergency certificate without reference to the assessment officer.

(2)

An emergency certificate shall not be issued in respect of authorised summary proceedings.

(3)

Where an Area Director issues an emergency certificate, he shall send the emergency certificate (together with a copy) to the solicitor selected by the applicant, and a copy of the certificate to the applicant.

(4)

An emergency certificate shall have the same effect in all respects as a substantive certificate and any person holding an emergency certificate shall, while it is in force, be deemed for the purposes of the proceedings to which the emergency certificate relates to be an assisted person.