AAWF Act 2Chapter I · Preliminary

Section 2 · Definitions

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- In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-

(a)

"Advocate" means a person whose name has been entered in the State roll of advocates prepared and maintained by the Bar Council of Assam, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Manipur, Tripura, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh under Section 17 of the Advocates' Act, 1961 (

25 of 1961

) and who is practising as an Advocate in the State of Assam;

(b)

"Bar Association" means an Association of Advocates recognised by the Bar Council under Section 13;

(c)

"Bar Council" means the Bar Council of Assam Act Nagaland, Meghalaya, Manipur, Tripura, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh constituted under Section 3 of the Advocates' Act, 1961 (

25 of 1961

);

(d)

"cessation of practice" means removal of the name of an Advocate from the State roll maintained by the Bar Council on account of his retirement or on death or on grounds of professional misconduct;

(e)

"Committee" means the Assam Advocates' Welfare Fund Committee constituted under Section 4;
(d)"dependent" means wife, husband, father, mother and unmarried minor children or such of them as exist;

(g)

"Fund" means the Assam Advocates' Welfare Fund constituted under Section 3;

(h)

"State Government" means the Government of Assam;

(i)

"member of the Fund" means, an Advocate admitted to the benefit of the Fund and continuing to be a member thereof under the provisions of this Act;

(j)

"notification" means the notification published in the Assam Gazette, and the word "notified" shall be construed accordingly;

(k)

"prescribed" means prescribed by rule made under this Act;

(l)

"retirement" means stoppage of practice as an Advocate for reasons other than joining service or for carrying on any other gainful occupation, communicated to and recorded by the Bar Council;

(m)

"Fund Stamp" means the Assam Advocates' Welfare Fund Stamp printed and distributed under Section 18;

(n)

"suspension of practice" means voluntary suspension of practice as an Advocate or suspension by the Bar Council for misconduct;

(o)

"Vakalatnama" means a Vakalatnama, memorandum of appearance or by any other document by which an Advocate or any other legal practitioner is empowered to appear and plead before any Court, tribunal, authority or person.

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