Section 6: Legal representation of certain persons

(1) The court before which-
(a) any person is brought up for trial for an offence under section 3 or 4 of this Act; or
(b) a protected prisoner of war is brought up for trial for any offence,
shall not proceed with the trial unless-
(i) the accused is represented by a solicitor; and
(ii) it is proved to the satisfaction of the court that a period of not less than fourteen days has elapsed since instructions for the representation of the accused at the trial were first given to the solicitor representing the accused,
and if the court adjourns the trial for the purpose of enabling the requirements of this subsection to be complied with, then, notwithstanding anything in any other enactment, the court may remand the accused for the period of the adjournment.
(2) Where the accused is a protected prisoner of war, in the absence of a solicitor accepted by the accused as representing him, a solicitor instructed for the purpose on behalf of the protecting power shall, without prejudice to the requirements of paragraph (ii) of subsection (1) of this section, be regarded for the purpose of that subsection as representing the accused.
(3) If the court adjourns the trial in pursuance of subsection (1) of this section by reason that the accused is not represented by a solicitor, the court shall direct that a solicitor be assigned to watch over the interests of the accused at any further proceedings in connection with the offence, and at any such further proceeding, in the absence of a solicitor either accepted by the accused as representing him or instructed as mentioned in subsection (2) of this section; a solicitor assigned in pursuance of this subsection shall, without prejudice to the requirements of paragraph (ii) of subsection (1) of this section, be regarded for the purposes of that subsection as representing the accused.
(4) A solicitor shall be assigned in pursuance of subsection (3) of this section, in such manner as may be provided by rules of court, which the Chief Judges of the respective States of the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja are hereby severally empowered to make and shall be entitled to be paid out of moneys provided by the National Assembly such sums in respect of fees and disbursements as the President may by regulations prescribe.