Maharashtra Advocates Welfare Fund Act, 1981

Contents

• Section 1 – Short title, extent and commencement
• Section 2 – Definitions
• Section 3 – Constitution of Advocates Welfare Fund
• Section 4 – Establishment of Trustee Committee
• Section 5 – Disqualifications and removal of nominated members of Trustee Committee
• Section 6 – Resignation by nominated members of Trustee Committee and filling up of casual vacancies (preview)
• Section 7 – Members to act during vacancy, acts of Trustee Committee, etc., not to be invalidated by informalities (preview)
• Section 8 – Meetings of Trustee Committee (preview)
• Section 9 – Travelling and daily allowance to members of Trustee Committee (preview)
• Section 10 – Vesting and application of Fund (preview)
• Section 11 – Functions of Trustee Committee (preview)
• Section 12 – Funds, borrowing and investment (preview)
• Section 13 – Powers and duties of Secretary (preview)
• Section 14 – Recognition and Registration of Bar Associations (preview)
• Section 15 – Duties of Bar Association (preview)
• Section 16 – Membership in the Fund (preview)
• Section 17 – Payment from the Fund on cessation of practice (preview)
• Section 18 – Printing and distribution of stamps and payment of amount of sale proceeds by Bar Council to Trustee Committee (preview)
• Section 19 – Wakalatnama to bear stamp (preview)
• Section 20 – Cancellation of welfare fund stamp affixed on Wakalatnama (preview)
• Section 21 – Exemption from sections 19 and 20 in certain cases (preview)
• Section 22 – Appeal against any decisions of Committee (preview)
• Section 23 – Group Life insurance for members and other benefits for Advocates (preview)
• Section 24 – Restriction on alienation, attachment, etc. of interest of member in the Fund (preview)
• Section 25 – Protection of action taken in good faith (preview)
• Section 26 – Bar of jurisdiction of Civil Courts (preview)
• Section 27 – Power to summon witnesses and take evidence (preview)
• Section 28 – Power to make regulations (preview)