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The Punjab Advocates Welfare Fund Act, 2002 Complete Act

State: Punjab

Year: 2002

THE PUNJAB ADVOCATES WELFARE FUND ACT, 2002 THE PUNJAB ADVOCATES WELFARE FUND ACT, 2002 [ Act No. 4 of 2002] [ 15th January, 2002] PREAMBLE An Act to provide for the constitution of a Fund and utilisation thereof for promotion of welfare of the Advocates belonging to the State of Punjab and for the matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Punjab in the Fifty-second Year of the Republic of India as follows :- Section 1 - Short title and commencement (1) This Act may be called the Punjab Advocates Welfare Fund Act, 2002. (2) It shall come into force at once. Section 2 - Definitions In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, - (a) "Advocate" means a person whose name has been entered in the roll of Advocates prepared and maintained by the Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana under section 17 of the Advocates Act, 1961 and who is practicing as an Advocate and is a member of Bar Association; (b) "Bar Association" means an association of Advocates, recognised by the Bar Council under section 14; (c) "Bar Council" means the Bar Council for the States of Punjab Haryana and Union.....