Pakistan Bar Council Free Legal Aid Rules — section 2

2. Definitions: In these Rules unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context:

(1)“Act” means the Legal Practitioners & Bar Councils Act, 1973.

(2)“Poor”, “destitute”, “orphan”, “widow”, “indigent” and “deserving” means a person who is entitled to Zakat or his financial position and income resources are not sufficient to bear the expenses for engaging an Advocate to prosecute, defend and protect his legal rights in genuine litigation.

(3)“Central Committee” means a Committee constituted under Rule 5.

(4)“Provincial Committee” means a Committee constituted under Rule 6.

(5)“District Committee” means a Committee constituted under Rule 7.

(6)“Prescribed” means prescribed by these Rules.