45 CFR § 1607.1 - Purpose.

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title: "45 CFR § 1607.1 - Purpose."
title_number: 45
title_name: "Public Welfare"
section_number: "1607.1"
section_name: "Purpose."
chapter_name: "LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION"
part_number: "1607"
part_name: "GOVERNING BODIES"
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authority: "42 U.S.C. 2996g(e)."
regulatory_source: "59 FR 65254, Dec. 19, 1994, unless otherwise noted."
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# 1607.1 Purpose.

This part is designed to insure that the governing body of a recipient will be well qualified to guide a recipient in its efforts to provide high-quality legal assistance to those who otherwise would be unable to obtain adequate legal counsel and to insure that the recipient is accountable to its clients.