Act Info:
Preamble1 - ADVOCATES' WELFARE FUND ACT, 2001
Chapter I Section1 - Short title, extent and commencement
Section2 - Definitions
Chapter II Section3 - Advocates' Welfare Fund
Chapter III Section4 - Establishment of Trustee Committee
Section5 - Disqualifications and removal of Chairperson or Member of Trustee Committee
Section6 - Resignation by nominated Chairperson and Members of Trustee Committee and Filling up of casual vacancy
Section7 - Vacancies, etc., not to invalidate Proceedings of Trustee Committee
Section8 - Meetings of Trustee Committee
Section9 - Travelling and daily allowances to nominated Chairperson and Members of Trustee Committee
Section10 - Vesting and application of Fund
Section11 - Functions of Trustee Committee
Section12 - Borrowing and investment
Section13 - Accounts and audit
Section14 - Powers and duties of Secretary.
Section15 - Payment of certain monies to Fund by State Bar Council
Chapter IV Section16 - Recognition by (25 of 1961) State Bar Council of any association of advocates
Section17 - Duties of State Bar Associations and State Advocates' Associations
Chapter V Section18 - Membership in Fund
Section19 - Ex gratia grant to (25 of 1961) member of Fund
Section20 - Review
Section21 - Payment of amount on cessation of practice
Section22 - Restriction on alienation, attachment, etc., of interest of member in Fund
Section23 - Exemption form income-tax
Section24 - Group Life Insurance for member of Fund and other benefits
Section25 - Appeal against decision or order of Trustee Committee
Chapter VI Section26 - Printing and distribution of Advocates' Welfare Fund Stamps by State Bar Council
Section27 - Vakalatnama to bear stamps
Chapter VII Section28 - Certain persons not to be eligible for benefits
Section29 - Protection of action taken in good faith
Section30 - Bar of jurisdiction of civil courts
Section31 - Power to summon witnesses and take evidence
Section32 - Power to amend Schedules I and II
Section33 - Power of appropriate Government to issue directions
Section34 - Power of appropriate Government to supersede Trustee Committee
Section35 - Power of Central Government to make rules
Section36 - Power of State Government to make rules
Section37 - Rules and notifications to be laid before Parliament or State Legislature
Section38 - Saving
ScheduleI - SCHEDULE
ScheduleII - SCHEDULE