Act Number: 45

Act Name: The Advocates' Welfare Fund Act, 2001

Year: 2001

Enactment Date: 2001-09-14

Long Title: An Act to provide for the constitution of a welfare fund for the benefit of advocates and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Ministry: Ministry of Law and Justice

Department: Department of Legal Affairs

Section 22: Restriction on alienation, attachment, etc., of interest of member in Fund.
    (1) The interest of any member in the Fund, or the right of a member of the Fund or his nominee or legal heir to receive any amount from the Fund, shall not be assigned, alienated, or charged and shall not be liable to attachment under any decree or order of any court, tribunal or other authority.
     (2) No creditor shall be entitled to proceed against the Fund or the interest therein of any member of the Fund or his nominee or legal heir.
     Explanation.—For the purposes of this section, "creditor" includes the State or an official assignee or official receiver appointed under the law relating to insolvency for the time being in force.
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