Punjab act 024 of 2014 : The Punjab Advocates Welfare Fund (Amendment) Act, 2014.

10 Sep 2014
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GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB

DEPARTMENT OF LEGAL AND LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS, PUNJA

NOTIFICATION

The 10th September, 2014. No25-Leg/2014-1he followin g Act of the Legislature of the S tate

of Punjab received the assent o f the Governor of Punjab on the 27th Day

of August, 2014, is her eby published for gener al information:-

THE PUNJAB ADVOCATE

S WELFARE FUND

(AMENDMENT) ACT, 201

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(Punjab Act No. 24 of

2014)

AN

Act further to amen d the Punjab Ad vocates Welfare F und Act, 2002. Be it enacted by the Legislature of ihe State of Punja b in the Sixty- fifth Year of the Re public of India as follows:

1. (1) Thi s Bill may be called the Pun jab

(Amendment) Act,

2014.

Advocates Welf are Fund

(2) lt shall come in 0 fo rce from the date of public ation in the official Gazettee.

2 Vn ithe pu njab Advocat e welfare Fund Act, 2002 (her einafter

referred to as the principal Act) in sub-section

(a) for the words

"the i he belon g

(i) in Sectio n 4;

wil, 1

, General, punjab, wil l be

Punjab, o therwise

the Chai

rman" t

he words

wThe Advoc ate

ex-offici o member

" shall | will be (he Chairman as

Gene ra

l

e cubst

ituted:

s to the Gra te of

Short title and commencement Amendment in Section 4 of Punjab Act 4 of

2002.

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PUNIABGOVT, GA ivr ve } AVA NIRA) SED Fanti 10,2014 [44 —(LLY ST) 1936 SAK A) (11) In Section 1, i in sul Section 3) (h), for the wards "the Advocate Genergl ofp tnjah Cx-officio member" (fhe words ney \ ' I'he Chairmay, BB ar Council of Punjab & Haryana ex-officio member" shall pe substitute.

(11) in Section 4, in sub-section (3)(), for the words,

"A Practicing Advocate of the State of p Co-opted by (he members of the Trustee Committee for a period of five years and his term gp, unjab to be

all be Co-terminus with the term of the Bar Council-memberg" the words

"three practicing Advocates to be nominated by the Advocate General, Punjab in consultation with the State Government for a period of five years" shall be substituted.

(iv) in Section 4 sub-Section 5 shall be deleted and substituted by "three members to be nominated by the State Government from amongst the Advocates registered with

the Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana."

3. In the Punjab Advocate Welfare Fund Act, 2002 (hereinafter Amendment in Section 17 of

referred to as the principal Act) in the Schedule the amount payable to the PunisbAct dof member of the Fund under Section 17 for the words "upto five years standing 2002. Rs. 1,00,000 Beyond five years standing but not exceeding ten years Rs. 1,50,000/- Beyond ten years standing Rs. 2,00,000/-" shall be substituted the following :-

1. Upto 5 year standing I lakh 2 6 years standing 1,10,000

3. 7 years standing 1,20,000 4 8 years standing 1,30,000 5 9 years standing 1,40,000

6. 10 years standing 1,50,000 1,060,000 7. I'l years standing hy

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8. 12 years standing, 1,70.000

9. 13 years standing 1.80.000

10. 14 years standing 1,90,000

11. 1S years standing 2,00,000

12. 16 vears standing 210,000

13. 17 years standing 2,20,000

14. 18 years standing 2,30,000

15. 19 years standing 2,40,000

16. 20 years standing 2,50,000

17. 21 years standing 2,60,000

18. 22 years standing 2,70,000

19. 23 years standing 2,80,000

20. 24 years standing 2,90,000

21. 25 years standing 3,00,000

22. 26 years standing 3,10,000

23. 27 years standing 3,20,000

24. 28 years standing 3,30,000

25. 29 years standing 3,40,000

26. 30 years standing 3,50,000

27. 31 years standing 3,60,000

28. 32 years standing 3,70,000

29. 33 years standing 3,80,000

30. 34 years standing 3,90,000

31. 35 years standing 4,00,000

32. 36 years standing 4,10,000

33. 37 years standing 4,20,000

34. 38 years standing 4,30,000

35. 39 years standing 4,40,000

36. 40 — & above standing 4,50,000

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4. Inthe Punjab Advocate Welfare Fund Act, 2002, in the principal Amendmentin Act in section 20, for in sub-section (1), for the words "Rupees eight" ey oi

the words "rupees fifteen" shall be substituted. 200%

"(1-a) However one rupee from the value of the stamp sO affixed on every 'Vakalatnama' shall go to the fund created under "The Cancer & Drugs Addiction Treatment Infrastructure Fund Act, 2013.".

H.P.S. MAHAL,

Secretary to Government of Punj ab,

Department of Legal and Legi slative Affairs.

584/09-2014/Pb. Govt. Pre ss. S A.S. Nagar

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