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2. PI ' AndaDlan And Ni~obar Gazette EXTRAORDINARY !IIlftiCfli{ ~ SiCfllf:tld Published by Authority ~. 106, -q)i ~, ~Iqc:m:, 18 3Pmf, 1997 No. 106, Port Blair, Monday, August 18, 1997 ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ADMINISTRAITON SECRETARIAT NOTIFICATION Port Blair, dated the 18th August, 1997 THE ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS LEGAL SERVICES AUTHORITY RULES, 1997 No. 101/97/F.No. 4-3/97-Legal Aid.-In exercise of the powers conferred by section 28 of the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 (No 39 of 1987), as amended by the Legal Services Authorities (Amendment) Act, 1994 (No. 59 of 1994), read with clause (i) of sub-section (1) of Section 2 of the said Act and in consultation with the Chief Justice of High Court of Calcutta, the Lieutenant Govemor (Administrator), Andaman and Nicobar Islands hereby makes the following rules, namely:- Short title and commencement:- (1) These Rules may be called "The Andaman and Nicobar Islands Legal Services Authorities Rules, 1997." They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. Definitions:- In these Rules unless the context otherwise requires- (a) "Act' means the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 (No. 39 of 1987) as amended by the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1994 (No . 59 of 1994); (b) "Administration" means the Andaman and Nicobar Administration; (c) "Administrator' means the Lieutenant Governor, Andaman and Nicobar Islands; (d) "Chairman" means the Executive Chairman of the State Authority or, as the case may be, the Chairman of the District Autority or as the case may be the Chairman of the Sub-division Legal Service Committee; (e) "District AuthoritY' means the District Legal Service Authority constituted under Section 9 of the Act; (f) "High Court Legal Services Committee" means a High Court Lega