The 12th September; 1997 — Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987

HOME DEPARTMENT Notification The 12th September; 1997 No. LD-97/9783, In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 28 of the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 (Central Act No. 39 of 1987), and all other powers enabling him in this behalf; the Administrator; Union Territory, Chandigarh, in consultation with the Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, is pleased to make the following rules, namely:- RULES 1. Short title and commencement- (1) These rules may be called the Chandigarh Legal Services Authorities Rules, 1997. 2.Definitions. -(1) In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires;- (a) "Act" means the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987; (b)"aided person' means a person to whom Legal Service is provided in accordance with the provisions of these rules; (c) "eligible person" means a person, who is eligible for Legal Services under the rules: (d) "High Court" means the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh. (e) "Legal practitioner" shall have the same meaning as assigned to this expression in the Advocates Act, 1961; (f) "Legal proceeding" means civil criminal, revenue or any other proceedings arising from under any law for the time being in force its inception to final disposal in a court of law and includes preparatory steps for institution of such proceedings and also includes quasi-judicial and administrative proceedings before any tribunal or authority established under any law; (g) "Member" means the Member of the State Authority or District Authority, as the case may be; (h) "State Government" means the Administrator; Union Territory, Chandigarh, appointed under Article 239 of the Constitution: (2) AIl Other words and expression used in these rules, but not defined shall have the meaning as assigned to them in the Act. Section