Measures of Liaoning Province for the Implementation of Legal Aid Services
Measures of Liaoning Province for the Implementation of Legal Aid Services
Measures of Liaoning Province for the Implementation of Legal Aid Services
Order of the People's Government of Liaoning Province No. 176
November 4, 2004
The Measures of Liaoning Province for the Implementation of Legal Aid Services, which were adopted at the 39th Executive Meeting of the Tenth People's Government of Liaoning Province on October 29, 2004, are hereby promulgated and shall come into force as of December 1, 2004.
Governor Zhang Wenyue
Measures of Liaoning Province for the Implementation of Legal Aid Services
Article 1 These Measures are formulated in accordance with the Regulations on Legal Aid as promulgated by the Sate Council for the purposes of ensuring that citizens with financial difficulties will obtain the necessary legal services, and standardizing and promoting legal aid work.
Article 2 In these Measures, "legal aid agencies" refer to the special agencies established with the task of providing legal aid services, with the approval of the people's government of the province, city or county (including cities at the county level and districts, the same below). "Legal aid workers" refer to the staff members of a legal aid agency, lawyers, basic-level legal workers and legal aid volunteers as assigned or arranged for by a legal aid agency to undertake legal aid matters.
Article 3 A legal aid agency may absorb persons who possess legal knowledge and are willing to participate in legal aid work from colleges, universities and other social organizations to form a legal aid volunteer team to participate in legal aid work. The specific measures for the participation of legal aid volunteers in legal aid work shall be separately formulated by the judicial administrative department of the province.
Article 4 The judicial administrative departments at the provincial, city and county levels shall be responsible for the supervision and administration of the legal aid work in their respective administrative regions. Legal aid agencies shall be responsible for the examination and acceptance of applications by citizens for legal aid, assign or arrange legal aid workers to provide legal aid services, and give professional guidance to such legal aid workers.
Article 5 The people's governments at the provincial, city and county levels shall incorporate the fund required for legal aid into their respective budgeting and ensure the coordination of the legal aid activities, the development of the national economy and the social security level. The legal aid fund shall be used by legal aid agencies for specified purpose only, and shall not be held back or appropriated by any department.
Article 6 The society is encouraged to support and make contributions to legal aid activities.
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