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Section 27 of THE LEGAL SERVICES AUTHORITIES ACT, 1987
Power of Central Government to make rules.
- (1)The Central Government in consultation with the Chief Justice of India may, by notification, make rules to carry out the provisions of this Act.
- (2)In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:—
- (a)the number, experience and qualifications of other members of the Central Authority under clause (c) of sub-section (2) of section3;
- (b)the experience and qualifications of the Member-Secretary of the Central Authority and his powers and functions under sub-section (3) of section 3;
- (c)the terms of office and other conditions relating thereto, of members and Member-Secretary of the Central Authority under sub-section (4) of section 3;
- (d)the number of officers and other employees of the Central Authority under sub-section (5) of section 3;
- (e)the conditions of service and the salary and allowances of officers and other employees of the Central Authority under sub-section (6) of section 3;
- (f)the number, experience and qualifications of members of the Supreme Court Legal Services Committee under clause (b) of sub-section (2) of section 3A;
- (g)the experience and qualifications of Secretary of the Supreme Court Legal Services Committee under sub-section (3) of section 3A;
- (h)the number of officers and other employees of the Supreme Court Legal Services Committee under sub-section (5) of section 3A and the conditions of service and the salary and allowances payable to them under sub-section (6) of that section;
- (i)the upper limit of annual income of a person entitling him to legal services under clause (h) of section 12, if the case is before the Supreme Court;
- (j)the manner in which the accounts of the Central Authority, the State Authority or the District Authority shall be maintained under section 18;
- (k)the experience and qualifications of other persons of the Lok Adalats organised by the Supreme Court Legal Services Committee specified in sub-section (3) of section 19;
- (l)other matters under clause (e) of sub-section (1) of section 22; 1[(la) the other terms and conditions of appointment of the Chairman and other persons under sub-section (2) of section 22B;]
- (m)any other matter which is to be, or may be, prescribed.
↩1.Subs. by Act 59 of 1994, s. 18, for sections 27, 28 and 29 (w.e.f. 29-10-1994).