S.L. 595.17 Art. 3Functions and operations of the Agency.

(1) The Agency shall provide such assistance as is necessary for the proper administration of the benefit of legal aid.

(2) Any request for legal aid shall be addressed to the Advocate for Legal Aid through the Agency. For this purpose, legal aid requests shall be made on the application form in the Schedule.

(3) The Agency shall verify the information provided on the application form and supporting documents thereof, and for this purpose the Agency may access information contained in Government filing systems, including databases, in respect of the applicant.

(4) The officers of the Agency shall assist the Advocate for Legal Aid in the following functions:

(a) to assist applicants, who so require, in filling the application form;

(b) to act as a receiving or transmitting authority for legal aid applications in the case of cross-border disputes;

(c) to ensure that the application is accompanied by all the supporting documentation known by such applicant to be required to enable the application to be determined;

(d) as a transmitting authority, to assist the applicant in providing the translation of the application and of the necessary supporting documents when the application is submitted to the authorities in another Member State;

(e) to keep the applicant informed with the processing of the application, and where the application is totally or partially rejected, to give reasons for the rejection;

(f) to provide general customer care service and information;

(g) to keep databases and record of relevant documentation;

(h) to carry out any other function as requested by the Advocate for Legal Aid.