AAWF Act 3Chapter II · Constitution of Advocates' Welfare Fund

Section 3 · Assam Advocates' Welfare Fund

(1)

With effect from the commencement of this Act the State Government shall, by notification, constitute a Fund to be called the Assam Advocates' Welfare Fund.

(2)

There shall be credited to the Fund-

(a)

all amounts collected under Section 19;

(b)

any contribution made by the Bar Council;

(c)

any voluntary donation or contribution made to the Fund by the Bar Council of India, any Bar Association, any other association or institution, any Advocate or any other person;

(d)

grant, if any, made by the Central Government or the State Government or other authority to the Fund;

(e)

any sum borrowed under Section 10;

(f)

any profit or dividend received from the Life Insurance Corporation of India in respect of policies of group insurance of the members of the Fund;

(g)

any interest of dividend or other return on any investment made of any part of the Fund;

(h)

all sums collected under Section 15 by way of application fees, membership fee or other subscriptions and interest thereon;

(3)

The sums specified in sub-section (2) shall be paid to, or collected by such agencies, a such intervals and in such manner, and the accounts of the Fund shall be maintained in such manner, as may be prescribed.

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