TEHSIL LEGAL SERVICES COMMITTEES — Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987

## Page 1 TEHSIL LEGAL SERVICES COMMITTEES REGULATIONS, 1999¹ ## Page 2 TEHSIL LEGAL SERVICES COMMITTEES REGULATIONS, 1999¹ In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 29-A of the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 (Act No. 39 of 1987) the Uttar Pradesh State Legal Services Authority hereby makes the following regulations : CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY 1. Short title and Commencement-(1) These regulations may be called the Tehsil Legal Services Committees Regulations, 1999. (2) These regulations shall come into force with effect from the date of their publication in the Uttar Pradesh Gazette. 2. Definitions-In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires--- (a) "Act" means the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 (Act No. 39 of 1987); (b) "Aided person" means a person who has been provided Legal Aid, Legal Advice or Legal Services in any form; (c) "Chairman" mean the Chairman of Tehsil Legal Services Committee; (d) "Committee" means the Tehsil Legal Services Committee; (e) "District Authority" means District Legal Services Authority of the district constituted under Section 9; (f) "Government" means the State Government of Uttar Pradesh; (g) "Member" means a Member of the Tehsil Legal Services Committee; (h) "Rules" means the Uttar Pradesh State Legal Services Authority Rules, 1996, frames under the Act; 1. .Vide Noti No. 29/SLSA-88-98, dated 15ᵗʰ March, 1999. ## Page 3 (i) "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Tehsil Legal Committee; (j) "State Authority" means the Uttar Pradesh State Legal Services Authority constituted under Section 6. CHAPTER II SECRETARY, MEMBERS AND FUNCTIONS OF THE COMMITTEE 3. Secretary of the Committee-(1) The Tehsildar of the concerned Tehsil, shall work as Secretary of the Committee in addition to his own duties. He may be paid hon