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

Section 1 Disposition versions

2010-09-07

1. In this Act and the regulations unless the context requires a different meaning the following words and expressions mean:

(a)  (paragraph repealed);

(b)  (paragraph repealed);

(c)  (paragraph repealed);

(d)  “Commission” : the Commission des services juridiques established by section 11;

(e)  “regional legal aid centre” or “regional centre” : a regional centre established under this Act and authorized by the Commission to provide legal aid;

(f)  “legal aid centre” or “centre” : a regional legal aid centre or a local centre referred to in paragraph c of section 32;

(g)  “legal aid bureau” or “bureau” : a legal aid bureau established by a regional legal aid centre under paragraph a of section 32;

(h)  “director general” : the director general of a regional legal aid centre;

(i)  (paragraph repealed).

1972, c. 14, s. 1; 1977, c. 5, s. 14; 1996, c. 23, s. 2, s. 55; 2010, c. 12, s. 4.

1996-09-26

1. In this Act and the regulations unless the context requires a different meaning the following words and expressions mean:

(a)  “recipient” : a person who receives legal aid;

(b)  “person” : a natural person or a group of natural persons or a legal person operated without purpose of gain whose members are natural persons financially eligible for legal aid;

(c)  (paragraph repealed);

(d)  “Commission” : the Commission des services juridiques established by section 11;

(e)  “regional legal aid centre” or “regional centre” : a regional centre established under this Act and authorized by the Commission to provide legal aid;

(f)  “legal aid centre” or “centre” : a regional legal aid centre or a local centre referred to in paragraph c of section 32;

(g)  “legal aid bureau” or “bureau” : a legal aid bureau established by a regional legal aid centre under paragraph a of section 32;

(h)  “director general” : the director general of a regional legal aid centre;

(i)  “regulation” : any regulation made under sections 80 and 81.

1972, c. 14, s. 1; 1977, c. 5, s. 14; 1996, c. 23, s. 2, s. 55.

1977-12-31

1. In this act and the regulations unless the context requires a different meaning the following words and expressions mean:

(a)  “recipient” : an economically underprivileged person who receives legal aid;

(b)  “person” : a physical person or a group of persons or a non-profit corporation whose members are economically underprivileged physical persons;

(c)  “legal aid” : every benefit granted under this act to an economically underprivileged person to facilitate access to the courts, professional services of an advocate or a notary and necessary information concerning his rights and obligations;

(d)  “Commission” : the Commission des services juridiques established by section 11;

(e)  “regional legal aid corporation” or “regional corporation” : a regional corporation established under this act and authorized by the Commission to provide legal aid;

(f)  “legal aid corporation” or “corporation” : a regional legal aid corporation or a local corporation contemplated in paragraph c of section 32;

(g)  “legal aid bureau” or “bureau” : a legal aid bureau established by a regional legal aid corporation under paragraph a of section 32;

(h)  “general manager” : the general manager of a regional legal aid corporation;

(i)  “regulation” : any regulation made under sections 80 and 81.

1972, c. 14, s. 1; 1977, c. 5, s. 14.