In addition to the work, duties and powers mentioned in Section 7 of the Act, the work, duties and powers of the District Legal Aid Committee shall be as follows:-
(a) According to sub-rule (1) of Rule 6, if there is a demand for legal aid from several persons whose income is less than the prescribed income, to determine the policy necessary to determine the priority order of the persons to be provided legal aid and the priority order of the persons to be provided legal aid subject to such prescribed policy to determine,
(b) Prepare a list of legal practitioners by maintaining coordination with the relevant bar units to provide legal assistance on behalf of the indigent party in the Court of Appeal, District Court and other agencies,
(c) In accordance with the restrictive phrase of Section 4 of the Act, making necessary decisions subject to the policy determined by the Central Committee regarding partial or complete exemption of expenses incurred by the Committee while providing legal aid to any person,
(d) In accordance with sub-section (4) of Section 5 of the Act, determining the remuneration of legal practitioners who provide legal aid subject to the policy determined by the Central Committee regarding the determination of remuneration points for legal practitioners who provide legal aid
(e) In accordance with sub-rule (2) of rule 7, to assess the total financial benefit received by the person who received legal aid under the policy determined by the Central Committee regarding the evaluation of the total financial benefit received by the committee,
(f) To request the Central Committee to recommend to the Council of Legal Practitioners to take action against such legal practitioner in accordance with the prevailing law, if any legal practitioner appointed by the Committee to provide legal aid in accordance with the Act and these regulations, misbehaves or is negligent in providing legal aid.
(g) Pass the annual program and budget of the District Committee and send it to the Central Committee for approval.