Legal Services Authorities Act,1987
Act No : 39
Section : STATE LEGAL AID FUND
SECTION 16: STATE LEGAL AID FUND
(1) A State Authority shall establish a Fund to be called the State Legal Aid Fund and there shall be credited thereto -
(a) all sums of money paid to it or any grants made by the Central Authority for the purposes of this Act;
(b) any grants or donations that may be made to the State Authority by the State Government or by any person for the purposes of this Act;
(c) any other amount received by the State Authority under the orders of any court or from any other source.
(2) A State Legal Aid Fund shall be applied for meeting -
(a) the cost of functions referred to in section 7-;
17(b) the cost of legal services provided by the High Court Legal Services Committees;
(c) any other expenses which are required to be met by the State Authority.
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