Advocates' Welfare Fund Act, 2001
Bare Act · 2001
An Act to provide for the constitution of a welfare fund for the benefit of advocates and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
- Act number
- 45 of 2001
- Enacted
- 14 September 2001
- Contents
- 38 sections · 7 chapters
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Contents
Chapter I — Preliminary
Chapter II — Constitution Of Advocates’ Welfare Fund
Chapter III — Establishment Of Trustee Committee
- Section 4 – Establishment of Trustee Committee
- Section 5 – Disqualifications and removal of Chairperson or Member of Trustee Committee
- Section 6 – Resignation by nominated Chairperson and Members of Trustee Committee and filling up of casual vacancy (preview)
- Section 7 – Vacancies, etc., not to invalidate proceedings of Trustee Committee (preview)
- Section 8 – Meetings of Trustee Committee (preview)
- Section 9 – Travelling and daily allowances to nominated Chairperson and Members of Trustee Committee (preview)
- Section 10 – Vesting and application of Fund (preview)
- Section 11 – Functions of Trustee Committee (preview)
- Section 12 – Borrowing and investment (preview)
- Section 13 – Accounts and audit (preview)
- Section 14 – Powers and duties of Secretary (preview)
- Section 15 – Payment of certain monies to Fund by State Bar Council (preview)
Chapter IV — Recognition Of Any Association Of Advocates
- Section 16 – Recognition by a State Bar Council of any association of advocates (preview)
- Section 17 – Duties of State Bar Associations and State Advocates’ Associations (preview)
Chapter V — Membership And Payment Out Of Advocates’ Welfare Fund
- Section 18 – Membership in Fund (preview)
- Section 19 – Ex gratia grant to a member of Fund (preview)
- Section 20 – Review (preview)
- Section 21 – Payment of amount on cessation of practice (preview)
- Section 22 – Restriction on alienation, attachment, etc., of interest of member in Fund (preview)
- Section 23 – Exemption from income-tax (preview)
- Section 24 – Group Life Insurance for members of Fund and other benefits (preview)
- Section 25 – Appeal against decision or order of Trustee Committee (preview)
Chapter VI — Printing, Distribution And Cancellation Of Stamps
- Section 26 – Printing and distribution of Advocates’ Welfare Fund Stamps by State Bar Council (preview)
- Section 27 – Vakalatnama to bear stamps (preview)
Chapter VII — Miscellaneous
- Section 28 – Certain persons not to be eligible for benefits (preview)
- Section 29 – Protection of action taken in good faith (preview)
- Section 30 – Bar of jurisdiction of civil courts (preview)
- Section 31 – Power to summon witnesses and take evidence (preview)
- Section 32 – Power to amend Schedules I and II (preview)
- Section 33 – Power of appropriate Government to issue directions (preview)
- Section 34 – Power of appropriate Government to supersede Trustee Committee (preview)
- Section 35 – Power of Central Government to make rules (preview)
- Section 36 – Power of State Government to make rules (preview)
- Section 37 – Rules and notifications to be laid before Parliament or State Legislature (preview)
- Section 38 – Saving (preview)