17. District Legal Aid Fund. —(1) Every District Authority shall establish a fund t o be called the District Legal Aid Fund and there shall be credited thereto —
(a) all sums of money paid or any grants made by the State Authority to the District Authority for the purposes of this Act; 2[( b) any grants or donations that may be made to the D istrict Authority by any person, with the prior approval of the State Authority, for the purposes of this Act;]
(c) anyother amount received by the District Authorit y under the orders of any court or from any other source.
(2) A District Legal Aid Fund shall be applied for meeting —
(a) the cost of functions referred to in section 10 3[and 11B];
(b) any other expenses which are required to be met by the District Authority.