THE NATIONAL LEGAL SERVICES AUTHORITY etLEGAL SERVICES CLINICS]) REGULATIONS , 2011* — Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987

THE NATIONAL LEGAL SERVICES AUTHORITY etLEGAL SERVICES CLINICS]) REGULATIONS , 2011* In exercise of the powers conferred by section 29 of the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987(39 of 1987) and in pursuance of the provisions in section 4 of the said Act the Central Authority hereby makes the following regulations, namely:— 1 . Short title and commencement.—(1) These regulations may be called THE NATIONAL LEGAL SERVICES AUTHORITY ('-[LEGAL SERVICES CLINICS]) REGULATIONS , 2011 . They shall come into force from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette . 2 . Definitions.—(1) In these regulations , unless the context otherwise requires,— (a) "Act" means the Legal Services Authorities Act , 1987 (39 of 1987); l [ l [(b) "District ADR Centre " means the District Alternative Dispute Resolution Centre established under the 13th Finance Commission and includes any other similar facilities like Nyaya Seva Sadans at the district level where facilities for Counselling , Mediation , Lok Adalat and Legal Services are provided under a single roof;] x [(c) "legal services clinic " means the facility established by the District Legal Services Authority to provide basic legal services to the people with the assistance of para-legal volunteers or lawyers , as the point of first contact for help and advice and includes legal services clinics set up under regulation 3 and regulation 24;] (d) "legal services institution " means a State Legal Services Authority , District Legal Services Authority or the Taluk Legal Services Committee , as the case may be; (e) "panel lawyer " means the panel lawyer selected under regulation 8 of the National Legal Services Authority (Free and Competent Legal Services) Regulations , 2010; (/) "para-legal volunteer " means a para-legal volunteer tr