AAWF Act 16अध्याय V · Membership of Fund and Payment Therefrom

धारा 16 · Payment from the Fund on cessation of practice

(1)

A member of the Fund shall, on cessation of practice, be entitled to receive from and out of the Fund an amount at the rate specified in the Schedule.

(2)

In the event of death of a member, a consolidated amount as determined by the Committee in the manner prescribed, may also be paid to the nominee or where there is no nominee, to his dependents in addition to payment under sub-section (1).Explanation. - For the purpose of this sub-section the word "dependent" means any of the following relatives of a deceased member, namely-

(i)

a widow, a minor legitimate son, and unmarried legitimate daughter or a widowed mother; and

(ii)

if wholly dependent on the earnings of the member at the time of his death, a son or a daughter who has attained the age of 18 years and who is infirm.

(3)

A member of the Fund may opt for retirement benefits as enumerated in sub-section (1) at any time after ten years of his admission as a member of the Fund; but he shall be eligible for re-admission as a new member to the Fund subject to such conditions as may be prescribed:Provided that a member suffering from permanent disablement shall be allowed to retirement within ten years of his admission to the Fund.

(4)

For calculating the period of completed years of practice for the purpose of payment under this Act, every four years of practice at the Bar, if any, before the admission of a member to the Fund, shall be computed as one year of practice and added to the number of years of practice after such admission.

(5)

In the case of a member who dies within five years of his admission to the Fund, his nominee or legal heirs, as the case may be, shall be eligible to get an amount at the rate of one thousand rupees per year of practice.

(6)

An application for payment from the Fund shall be preferred to the Committee in such form as may be prescribed.

(7)

An application received under sub-section (6) shall be disposed of by the Committee after such enquiry as it deems necessary.

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