1. Short title, extent and commencement. —This Act may be called the Legal Services Authoriti es Act, 1987.
(2) It extends to the whole of India, 1***.
(3) It shall come into force on such date 2 as the Central Government may, by notification, ap point; and different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Act and for different States, an d any reference to commencement in any provision of this Act in relation to any State shall be construed as a reference to the commencement of that provision in that State. 1[( j) “Supreme Court Legal Services Committee” means th e Supreme Court Legal Services Committee constituted under section3A;
(k) “Taluk Legal Services Committee” means a Taluk Le gal Services Committee constituted under section11A.]
(2) Any reference in this Act to any other enactment or any provision thereof shall, in relation to an area in which such enactment or provision is not in force, be construed as a reference to the corresponding law or the relevant provision of the corresponding law, if any, in force in that area.