The Advocates Act, 1961 (Bare Act)/ Universal Law Publishing

THE ADVOCATES ACT, 1961
Introduction
Sections
CHAPTER I
PRELIMINARY
1. Short title, extent and commencement
2. Definitions
CHAPTER 11
BAR COUNCILS
3. State Bar Councils
Bar Council of India
5. Bar Coimcil to be body corporate
6. Functions of State Bar Councils
7. Functions of Bar Council of India \ 7A. Membership in international bodies 8. Term of office of Members of State Bar Council 8A. Constitution of Special Committee in the absence of election 9. Disciplinary Committees 9A. Constitution of legal aid committees 10. Constitution of conrunittees other than disciplinary committees IDA. Transaction of business by Bar Councils and committees thereof lOB. Disqualification of Members of Bar Council
11. Staff of Bar Council
12. Accoimts and audit
13. Vacancies in Bar Council and Committees ■ thereof not to invalidate action taken 14. Election to Bar Councils not to be questioned on certain grounds
15. Power to make rules
CHAPTER 111
ADMISSION AND ENROLMENT OF ADVOCATES
16. Senior and other advocates 17. State Bar Councils to maintain roll of advocates
18. Transfer of name from one State roll to another 19. State Bar Councils to send copies of rolls of advocates to the Bar Council of India 20. Special provision for enrolment of certain Supreme Court advocates 21. Disputes regarding seniority 22. Certificate of enrolment 23. Right of pre-audience 24. Persons who may be admitted as advocates on a State roll 24A. Disqualification for enrolment 25. Authority to whom applicaHons for enrolment may be made 26. Disposal of applications for admission as an advocate 26A. Power to remove names from roll 27. AppUcation once refused not to be entertained by another Bar Council except in certain circumstances
28. Power to make rules
Sections

CHAPTER IV
RIGHT TO,PRACTISE
Advocates to be the only recognised class of persons entitled to practise law Right of advocates to practise
Special provision for attorneys Power of Court to pernait appearances in particular cases
Advocates alone entitled to practise
Power of High Courts to make rules
CHAPTER V
CONDUCT OF ADVOCATES
Punishment of advocates for misconduct
Disciplinary powers of Bar Council of India
Changes in constitution of disciplinary committees Disposal of disciplinary proceedings
Appeal to the Bar Council of India '
Appeal to the Supreme Court
Application of sections 5 and 12 of Limitation Act, 1963
Stay of order
Alteration in roll of Advocates
Powers of disciplinary committee
Powers of Bar Council of India and other committees Cost of proceedings before a disciplinary committee Review of orders by disciplinary committee
CHAPTER VI
MISCELLANEOUS Penalty for persons illegally practising in courts and before other authorities
Payment of part of enrolment fees to the Bar Coimcil of India .
Financial assistance to State Bar Coimcil
Reciprocity Indemnity against legal proceedings
Power of revision
Review
Power to give directions
General power of the Bar Council of India to make rules
Power of Central Goverrunent to make rules
Repeal of certain enactments
Rule of construction
Saving
CHAPTER VII TEMPORARY AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
Elections to first State Bar Council Term of office of members of first State Bar Council
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55. Rights of certain existing legal practitioners not affected 56. Dissolution of existing Bar Council 57. Power to make rules pending the constitution of a Bar Council 58. Special provisions during the transitional period 58A. Special provisions with respect to certain advocates 58A A. Special provisions in relation to the Union territory of Pondicherry 58AB. Special provisioits with respect to certain persons eiuoUed by Mysore State Bar Council 58AC. Special provisions with respect to certain persons etuolled by Uttar Pradesh State Bar Council . . ■ 58AD. Special provisiotrs with respect to certain persons migrating to India 58AE. Special provisions in relation to the Union territory of Goa, Daman and Diu 58AF. Special provisions in relation to Jammu and Kashmir 58AG. Special provisions in relation to articled clerks 58B. Special provision relating to certain disciplinary proceedings
59. Removal of difficulties
60. Powers of Central Government to make rules
THE SCHEDULE.—Repeal of certain enactments
* STATE WISE CHART OF NUMBER OF ADVOCATES ENROLLED