Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 – Section wise Bare Act

The Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987

Chapter-I Preliminary

Section-1 Short title extent and commencement

Section-2 Definitions

Chapter-II The National Legal Services Authority

Section-3 Constitution of the National Legal Services Authority

Section-3A Supreme Court Legal Services Committee

Section-4 Functions of the Central Authority

Section-5 Central Authority to work in coordination with other agencies

Chapter-III State Legal Services Authority

Section-6 Constitution of State Legal Services Authority

Section-7 Functions of the State Authority

Section-8 State Authority to act in coordination with other agencies etc. and be subject to directions given by the Central Authority

Section-8A High Court Legal Services Committee

Section-9 District Legal Services Authority

Section-10 Functions of the District Authority

Section-11 District Authority to act in coordination with other agencies and be subject to directions given by the Central Authority, etc.

Section-11A Taluk Legal Services Committee

Section-11B Functions of Taluk Legal Services Committee

Chapter-IV Entitlement to Legal Services

Section-12 Criteria for giving legal services

Section-13 Entitlement of legal services

Chapter-V Finance, Accounts and Audit

Section-14 Grants by the Central Government

Section-15 National Legal Aid Fund

Section-16 State Legal Aid Fund

Section-17 District Legal Aid Fund

Section-18 Accounts and audit

Chapter-VI Lok Adalats

Section-19 Organisation of Lok Adalats

Section-20 Cognizance of cases by Lok Adalats

Section-21 Award of Lok Adalat

Section-22 Powers of Lok Adalat or Permanent Lok Adalat

Chapter-VIA Pre – Litigation Conciliation and Settlement

Section-22A Definitions

Section-22B Establishment of Permanent Lok Adalats

Section-22C Cognizance of cases by Permanent Lok Adalat

Section-22D Procedure of Permanent Lok Adalat

Section-22E Award of Permanent Lok Adalat to be final

Chapter-VII Miscellaneous

Section-23 Members and staff of Authorities Committees and Lok Adalats to be public servants

Section-24 Protection of action taken in good faith

Section-25 Act to have overriding effect

Section-26 Power to remove difficulties

Section-27 Power of Central Government to make rules

Section-28 Power of State Government to make rules

Section-29 Power of Central Authority to make regulations

Section-29A Power of State Authority to make regulations

Section-30 Laying of rules and regulations

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