26.1(1)On or after April 1, 1994, the Provincial Director may remove from a panel the name of any solicitor who was on the panel on March 31, 1994 and has not entered an agreement with the Law Society respecting the provision of legal aid for the fiscal year of the Province beginning on April 1, 1994.

26.1(2)The removal of the name of a solicitor from a panel under subsection (1) shall be deemed to have been done at the request of the solicitor, and section 26 applies to the completion of the work that the solicitor has undertaken under the Act.