Functions of district legal aid and legal advice committee

The function of the district legal aid and legal advice committee shall be- (a) to receive and investigate applications for legal aid; (b) to provide for legal advice; (c) to maintain panel of legal practitioners for giving legal aid or legal advice; (d) to decide all questions as to the grant or withdrawal of legal aid; (e) to make payment of fees to panel legal practitioners and to provide for costs of legal aid and legal advice out of the funds placed at his disposal by the Board; (f) to trace and recover costs awarded to both aided and to pursue proceedings for such persons; (g) irrespective of means test to permit legal aid or legal advice- (i) in matters of great public importance; or (ii) in a test case; or (iii) in such special cases which the district legal aid and legal advice committee considers to be deserving of legal aid and legal advice: Provided that no legal aid under this clause shall be granted save with prior approval of the Board; (h) to perform such other function as the Board may entrust.