FINANCE, ACCOUNTS AND AUDITCentral
Section 17 of THE LEGAL SERVICES AUTHORITIES ACT, 1987
District Legal Aid Fund.
- (1)Every District Authority shall establish a fund to be called the District Legal Aid Fund and there shall be credited thereto—
- (a)all sums of money paid or any grants made by the State Authority to the District Authority for the purposes of this Act; 2[(b) any grants or donations that may be made to the District Authority by any person, with the prior approval of the State Authority, for the purposes of this Act;]
- (c)any other amount received by the District Authority under the orders of any court or from any other source.
- (2)A District Legal Aid Fund shall be applied for meeting—
- (a)the cost of functions referred to in section 10 3[and 11B];
- (b)any other expenses which are required to be met by the District Authority.