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• Community Legal Services 
• Citation
  • 1 Short title
• Interpretation
  • 2 Definitions
• Statement of Purposes
  • 3 Purposes of Act
• PART I Establishment and Functions of Commission
  • 4 Establishment and Constitution of Commission
  • 5 Duties of Commission
  • 6 Powers of Commission
  • 7 Director of Community Legal Services
  • 8 Duties of Director
  • 9 General counsel
  • 10 Acquisition and disposal of property
  • 11 Panel
  • 12 Appointment of attorneys-at-law from panel
  • 13 Appointment to panel
  • 14 Choice of providing services
  • 15 Services to be provided on appointment; withdrawal of services
• PART II Provision for legal services
  • 16 Power to provide legal services
  • 17 Applications for legal and certificate by persons charged
  • 18 Applications for legal aid certificate by persons convicted
  • 19 Duty of magistrate to inform persons of right to apply for legal services
  • 20 Proceedings to be adjourned
  • 21 Grant of legal aid certificate qualification for, etc.
  • 22 Choice of an attorney-at-law from panel
  • 23 Provision of services by student at law
  • 24 Power of court to recommend new appointment
  • 25 Cancellation of legal aid certificate
• PART III General
  • 26 Contribution by applicants
  • 27 Sums received by attorney-at-law, etc., to be paid to Commission
  • 28 Costs
  • 29 Bill for services
  • 30 Non-liability of Commission or members
  • 31 Privilege
  • 32 Act deemed not to contravene Legal Profession Act
  • 33 Persons to provide certain legal services
  • 34 Trust account
  • 35 Audit
  • 36 Fiscal year
  • 37 Annual report
  • 38 Regulations
  • 39 Power of Minister to amend First Schedule
  • 40 Penalty for false or misleading statements