A-14 - Act respecting legal aid and the provision of certain other legal services

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24. The Commission may temporarily assume the functions of a legal aid centre:
(a)  if, after investigation, the Commission ascertains that such centre shows a deficit, especially having incurred expenditures unforeseen in its budget or brought about by activities not contemplated by this Act, a regulation or any agreement made with the Commission;
(a.1)  if, after investigation, the Commission ascertains that the centre has made during a fiscal year financial commitments in excess of the amount authorized by the Commission for that fiscal year;
(b)  if a centre is seriously remiss in its obligations under this Act, any regulation or an agreement made with the Commission, especially by refusing or failing to provide legal aid it is authorized and able to provide or by pursuing activities other than those contemplated by this Act; or
(c)  where there is malfeasance, breach of trust or other misconduct by one or more members of the board of directors.
1972, c. 14, s. 24; 1996, c. 23, s. 17, s. 54.
24. The Commission may temporarily assume the functions of a legal aid corporation:
(a)  if, after investigation, the Commission ascertains that such corporation shows a deficit, especially having incurred expenditures unforeseen in its budget or brought about by activities not contemplated by this act, a regulation or any agreement made with the Commission;
(b)  if a corporation is seriously remiss in its obligations under this act, any regulation or an agreement made with the Commission, especially by refusing or failing to provide legal aid it is authorized and able to provide or by pursuing activities other than those contemplated by this act; or
(c)  where there is malfeasance, breach of trust or other misconduct by one or more members of the board of directors.
1972, c. 14, s. 24.