17. District Legal Aid Fund.-
(1) Every District Authority shall establish a fund to 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 District Authority by any person, with the prior approval of the State Authority, for the purposes of this Act;]
(c) any other amount received by the District Authority 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.