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Persons eligible for legal aid and Jegal advice.-No person shall be eUglble for legal aid and legal advice under thls Act. unless- 1f(a) h e is a landless agricultural laboure . a nu-al artisan, a member of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes. a rnernb r of back- ward classes, Women or a Child; or] lb) he satisfies th following means test, that ls to say.- (1) lhe family of which he I a member has Incorn of 2[0ne thou and rupee I or Jess p r month: or (II) lhc family of which he Is a member holds 3jlwohectares of Irrigated land or four hectares of untrrtgated land) or land- le than that and such famUy has no 0U1er source of income except agriculture on such land. 4[Providedthat the B0:1Id or th Committee, as the case may be. mny in suitable cases exempt any person from the provtstons of this sccuon.]