47(1)Subject to subsection (2), a certificate shall bear the date of the day on which the applicant submitted his application to the area director and shall set out the nature and extent of the services to be rendered on the applicant’s behalf, the amount of his contribution to the cost of professional services, if any, and any restriction or limitation imposed by the area director.

47(2)Where an area director is satisfied that it is just and proper to do so, he may issue a certificate retroactively to a person eligible for legal aid and to whom a solicitor has rendered legal services.