Act Number: 25

Act Name: The Advocates Act, 1961

Year: 1961

Enactment Date: 1961-05-19

Long Title: An Act to amend and consolidate the law relating to the legal practitioners and to provide for the constitution of Bar Councils and an All-India Bar.

Ministry: Ministry of Law and Justice

Department: Department of Legal Affairs

Section 54: Term of office of members of first State Bar Councils.
    Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, the term of office of the 1*** elected members of 2*** a State Bar Council constituted for the first time, shall be two years from the date of the first meeting of the Council:
     3[Provided that such members shall continue to hold office until the State Bar Council is reconstituted in accordance with the provisions of this Act.]
Notes:
1. The words "nominated and" omitted by Act 14 of 1962, s. 3 (w.e.f. 30-3-1962).
2. The words "the Bar Council of India and" omitted by Act 21 of 1964, s. 22 (w.e.f. 16-5-1964).
3. Ins. by s. 22, ibid. (w.e.f. 16-5-1964).
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