In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires,—
(a) ‘Act’ means the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987, (Central Act 39 of 1987), as amended from time to time;
(b) “Chairman’ means the Executive Chairman of the Union Territory of Puducherry Legal Services Authority nominated under clause (b) of sub-section
(2) of section 6 of the Act, or as the case may be, the Chairman of the District Authority nominated under clause (a) of sub-section (2) of section 9 of the Act;
(c) “District Authority” means the District Legal Services Authority, constituted under section 9 of the Act;
(d) ‘Member” means a member of the Union Territory of Puducherry Legal Services Authority, appointed under clause (c) of sub-section (2) of section 6, a member of the District Authority appointed under clause (b) of sub-section
(2) of section 9 of the Act or as the case may be, a member of the Taluk Committee appointed under clause (b) of sub-section (2) of section 11-A of the Act;
(e) ‘Member-Secretary’ means the Member-Secretary of the Union Territory of Puducherry Legal Services Authority appointed under sub-section
(3) of section 6 of the Act; or as the case may be, the Secretary of the District Legal Services Authority appointed under sub-section (3) of section 9 of the Act;
(f) “Union Territory of Puducherry Authority” means the Legal Services Authority constituted under section 6 of the Act;
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(g) “Taluk Legal Services Committee” means a Taluk Legal Services Committee constituted under section 11-A of the Act;
(h) All other words and expressions used in these rules but not defined, shall have the meaning respectively assigned to them in the Act.