11.—(1) The Board shall inform an applicant for criminal legal aid under section 24 of the Act, and the solicitor nominated by him, of its decision in regard to the application.
(2) Where the Board refuses an application for criminal legal aid under section 24 of the Act, it shall inform the applicant and the solicitor that the application has been refused on one or more of the following grounds, that -
(a)the proceedings in question are not proceedings for which such legal aid is available;
(b)the Board is not satisfied that the expenses of the case cannot be met without undue hardship to the accused person or his dependants;
(c)the Board is not satisfied that in all the circumstances of the case it is in the interests of justice that legal aid should be made available to him; or
(d)it appears to the Board that the applicant has available to him rights and facilities making it unnecessary for him to receive legal aid or has a reasonable expectation of receiving financial or other help from a body of which he is a member, and the Board is not satisfied that there is special reason for making legal aid available to him.