AAWF Act 9Chapter III · Establishment of the Assam Advocates Welfare Fund Committee

Section 9 · Functions of Committee

(1)

The Committee shall administer the Fund.

(2)

In the administration of the Fund, the Committee shall, subject to the provisions of this Act and the rules made thereunder-

(a)

collect, preserve, manage and utilise the Fund;

(b)

hold the amounts and assets belonging to the Fund in trust;

(c)

receive applications for admission or re-admission to the Fund and dispose of such applications within ninety days from the date of receipt thereof;

(d)

receive applications from the members of the Fund, their nominee, dependents or legal representatives, as the case may be, for payment out of the Fund, and conduct such enquiry as it deems necessary for the disposal of such applications and shall dispose of the applications within ninety days from the date of receipt thereof;

(e)

record in the minutes book of the Committee its decision on the applications received under clause (c) and (d);

(f)

pay to the appellant amount at the rate specified in the Schedule;

(g)

send such periodical and annual reports as may be prescribed to the State Government and the Bar Council;

(h)

communicate to the applicant by registered post with acknowledgement due its decision on the application for admission or readmission to the Fund or claims to the benefit of the Fund;

(i)

appoint such officers and servants as it may think necessary for carrying out the purposes of this Act on such terms and conditions as may prescribed; and

(j)

do such other acts as are, or may be, required to be done by it under this Act and the rules made thereunder.

(3)

The Bar Council or the Committee may give to the Advocates Association or Bar Association such direction as, in its opinion are necessary or expedient for carrying out the purposes of the Act.

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