The Himachal Pradesh Advocate's Clerks Welfare Fund Act, 2015

AUTHORITATIVE ENGLISH TEXT 

THE HIMACHAL PRADESH ADVOCATE’S CLERKS 

WELFARE FUND ACT, 2015 

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS 

Sections: 

1.  Short title and commencement. 

2.  Definitions. 

3.  Advocate’s Clerks Welfare Fund. 

4.  Establishment of Welfare Fund Committee. 

5.  Disqualification and removal of nominated 

members of the Committee. 

6.  Resignation by nominated members of the 

Committee and filling up of casualvacancies. 

7.  Act of the Committee not to be invalid by defect, 

vacancy etc. 

8.  Vesting and application of Fund. 

9.  Functions of the Committee. 

10.  Borrowing and investment of Fund. 

11.  Powers and functions of the Secretary. 

12.  Himachal Pradesh Advocate’s Clerks Welfare Fund 

Stamp. 

13.  Recognition and registration of Advocate’s Clerks 

Association. 

14.  Duties of Advocate’s Clerks Association. 

15.  Membership of the Fund. 

16.  Payment from the Fund on cessation of 

employment. 

17.  Restriction on alienation, attachment etc. of interest 

of members in the Fund. 

18.  Group Life Insurance and other benefits for 

members. 

19.  Meetings of the Committee. 

20.  Travelling and daily allowance to the members of 

the Committee. 

21.  Review. 

22.  Protection of action taken in good faith. 



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23.  Bar of jurisdiction of civil courts. 

24.  Power to summon witnesses and take evidence. 

25.  Power to make rules. 

 Schedule. 

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THE HIMACHAL PRADESH ADVOCATE’S CLERKS 

WELFARE FUND ACT, 2015 

(ACT NO. 28 of 2015)
1
 

(Received the assent of the Governor on the 17
th
 October, 

2015 and  was published both in Hindi and English in R.H.P. dated 

20
th 

October, 2015 at p. 4804-4826). 

An Act to provide for the constitution of a Welfare Fund and 

utilization thereof for promotion of the Advocate's clerks 

in the State of Himachal Pradesh and for matters 

connected therewith or incidental thereto. 

BE it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of Himachal 

Pradesh in the Sixty-sixth Year ofthe Republic of India as follows:— 

1. Short title and commencement.—(1) This Act may be 

called the Himachal PradeshAdvocate’s Clerks Welfare Fund Act, 

2015. 

(2) It shall come into force on such date as the State 

Government may, by notification,appoint. 

2. Definitions.—In this Act, unless the context otherwise 

requires,— 

(a)  “Advocate” means a person whose name has been 

entered in the State roll ofAdvocates prepared and 

maintained by the Bar Council of Himachal 

Pradeshunder section 17 of the Advocates Act, 1961 

and who is a member of a BarAssociation or an 

Advocates Association; 

(b)  “Advocate’s clerk” means a clerk employed by an 

Advocate and recognized bysuch authority and in such 

manner as may be prescribed and who is a member 

ofan Advocate's Clerks Association; 

(c)  “Advocate’s Clerks Association” means an Association 

of Advocate's clerksrecognized and registered under 

section 13; 

                                                        
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. Passed in Hindi by the Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha. For Statement of 

Objects and Reasons see R.H.P. dated 29.8.2015, p. 3380&3390. 



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(d)  “Bar Association” means an association of Advocates 

recognized and registeredby the Bar Council under 

section 14 of the Himachal Pradesh Advocates 

WelfareFund Act, 1996; 

(e)  “Bar Council” means the Bar Council of Himachal 

Pradesh constituted undersection 3 of the Advocates 

Act, 1961; 

(f)  “cessation of employment” means removal of the name 

of an Advocate's clerkfrom the State roll maintained by 

the Committee on account of his retirement; 

(g)  “Committee” means the Himachal Pradesh Clerks 

Welfare Fund Committeeconstituted under section 4; 

(h)  “dependant” means any of the following relatives of a 

deceased member of theFund, namely :— 

(I)  widow, minor legitimate son, unmarried legitimate 

daughter or widowedmother; and 

(II)  major legitimate son or legitimate married daughter 

who by virtue of infirmity is wholly dependant on the 

earnings of the member at the time ofhis death; 

(i)  “Fund” means the Himachal Pradesh Advocate’s Clerks 

Welfare Fundconstituted under section 3; 

(j)  “Government” means the Government of Himachal 

Pradesh; 

(k)  “Member of the Fund” means an Advocate’s clerk 

admitted to the benefit of theFund and continuing to be 

a member thereof under the provisions of this Act; 

(l)  “notification” means a notification published in 

Rajpatra, Himachal Pradesh andthe word ‘notified’ 

shall be construed accordingly; 

(m)  ‘‘prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under 

this Act; 

(n)  “retirement” means stoppage of employment as an 

Advocate’s clerk for reasonother than joining service or 

for carrying on any other gainful 

occupation,communicated to and recorded in the 

prescribed manner; 

(o)  “Schedule” means Schedule appended to this Act; 

(p)  “stamp” means the Himachal Pradesh Advocate's 

Clerks Welfare Fund stampprinted and distributed 

under section 12; and 



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(q)  “vakalatnama’ means a vakalatnama, memorandum of 

appearance or any otherdocument by which an 

Advocate or any other local practitioner is empowered 

toappear and plead before any court, tribunal or other 

authority. 

3. Advocate’s Clerks Welfare Fund.—(1) The Government 

shall, by notification,constitute a Fund to be called “the Himachal 

Pradesh Advocate's Clerks Welfare Fund”. 

(2) There shall be credited to the Fund,— 

(a) all amounts collected by way of sale of stamps under 

section 12; 

(b) any voluntary donations or contribution made to the 

Fund by the Bar Council, anyBar Association, any 

other Association or Institution, any Advocate or any 

otherperson; 

(c) any sum borrowed under section 10; 

(d) all sums received from the Life Insurance Corporation 

of India or any otherInsurance Company on the death of 

a member of the Fund under a GroupInsurance Policy; 

(e)  any profit or dividend received from the Life Insurance 

Corporation of India orany other Insurance Company 

on the death of a member of the Fund under aGroup 

Insurance Policy; 

(f)  any interest or dividend or other returns on any 

investment made of any part ofthe Fund; and 

(g)  all sums collected under section 15. 

4. Establishment of Welfare Fund Committee.—(1) The 

Government shall, bynotification, establish with effect from such date 

as may be specified therein, a Committee to becalled the Himachal 

Pradesh Advocate's Clerks Welfare Fund Committee. 

(2) The Committee shall be a body corporate having perpetual 

succession and a commonseal with power to acquire, hold and dispose 

of property and shall, by the said name, sue or besued. 

(3) The Committee shall consists of the following, namely:— 

(a)  the Chairman of the Himachal Pradesh -ex-officio-

Chairman; 

 Bar Council  

(b) the Secretary (Law)to the Government - ex-officio 

Member; 

(c)  the Secretary (Home) to the Government -ex-officio 

Member; 



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(d) the Secretary (Finance) to the  -ex-officio 

Member; 

 Government  

(e)  the Registrar General of Himachal  -ex-officio 

Member;  Pradesh High Court 

(f)  three members to be nominated from amongst the 

Advocate’s clerks by suchauthority and in such manner 

as may be prescribed, of whom one shall benominated 

by the Committee as the State Treasurer of the Fund; 

and 

(g)  the Secretary to be appointed by the Chairman in 

accordance with suchregulations as may be made by the 

Committee in respect of the recruitment andconditions 

of service of the Secretary: 

Provided that the Secretary so appointed shall not have the 

right to vote at the meetings ofthe Committee. 

(4) In case the Secretary (Law), Secretary (Home) or 

Secretary (Finance) to theGovernment is unable to attend the meeting 

of the Committee for any reason, he may depute anyofficer of his 

Department not below the rank of Deputy Secretary to attend the 

meeting. 

(5) In case the Registrar General of Himachal Pradesh High 

Court is unable to attend themeeting of the Committee for any reason, 

he may depute any officer not below the rank of DeputyRegistrar to 

attend the meeting. 

(6) A member nominated under clause (f) of sub-section (3) 

shall hold office for a term ofthree years from the date of such 

nomination or until he ceases to be a member of the Advocate’sClerks 

Association, whichever is earlier. 

(7) The Secretary shall be paid such remuneration out of the 

Fund as may be prescribed. 

5. Disqualification and removal of nominated members of 
the Committee.—(1) Amember nominated under clause (f) of sub-

section (3) of section 4 shall be disqualified to be amember of the 

Committee and shall cease to be such member if he— 

(a)  becomes of unsound mind; or 

(b)  is adjudged as insolvent; or 

(c)  remains absent without leave of the Committee for 

more than three consecutivemeetings of the Committee: 

Provided that the member ceasing to hold office under this 

clause may be restoredby the Committee, if such member makes an 

application for condonation of absence; or 



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(d)  is a defaulter to the Fund (if he is a member of the 

Fund) or has committed breach oftrust; or 

(e)  is convicted by a criminal court for an offence 

involving moral turpitude, unless suchconviction has 

been set aside. 

(2) The Chairman may remove any member who is or has 

become disqualified under sub-section(1) from the membership of the 

Committee: 

Provided that no order removing any member shall be passed 

unless the member has beengiven an opportunity of being heard. 

6. Resignation by nominated members of the Committee 
and filling of casualvacancies.—(1) Any member nominated under 

clause (f) of sub-section (3) of section 4 mayresign his office by 

giving three months notice in writing to the Chairman and on such 

resignationbeing accepted he shall be deemed to have vacated his 

office. 

(2) Any casual vacancy in the office of a member referred to 

in sub-section (1) shall befilled as soon as possible and a member so 

nominated to such vacancy shall hold office for theresidue of the term 

of his predecessor. 

7. Act of the Committee not to be invalid by defect, 

vacancy etc.—No act done orproceeding taken under this Act or the 

rules made thereunder by the Committee shall be invalidatedmerely 

by reason of— 

(a)  any vacancy or defect in the constitution of the 

Committee; or 

(b)  any defect or irregularity in nomination of any person 

as a member thereof; or 

(c)  any defect or irregularity in such act or proceeding not 

affecting the merits of the case. 

8. Vesting and application of Fund.—The Fund shall vest in 

and be held and applied bythe Committee subject to the provisions 

and for the purposes of this Act. 

9. Functions of the Committee.—(1) It shall be the function 

of the Committee toadminister the Fund. 

(2) In the administration of the Fund, the Committee shall, 

subject to the provisions of theAct and the rules made thereunder— 

(a) hold the amounts and assets belonging to the Fund; 

(b)  receive application for admission or readmission to the 

Fund and dispose of suchapplications within sixty days 

from the receipt thereof; 



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(c) receive applications from the members of the Fund, 

their nominees or legalrepresentatives, as the case may 

be, for payment out of the Fund; 

(d) conduct such inquiry as it deems necessary, for the 

disposal of such applications anddispose of the 

applications within five months from the date of receipt 

thereof; 

(e)  record in the minutes book of the Committee its 

decision on the applications; 

(f)  pay to the applicants amount at the rates specified in the 

Schedule; 

(g)  maintain such accounts and books and send such 

periodicals and annual reports to theBar Council, as 

may be prescribed; 

(h)  communicate to the applicants under certificate of 

posting the decision of theCommittee in respect of 

applications for admission or re-admission to the Fund 

orclaims to the benefit of the Fund; and 

(i)  do such other acts, as are or may be, required to be 

done under this Act and the rulesmade thereunder. 

10. Borrowing and investment of Fund.— (1) The 

Committee may, with the priorapproval of the Bar Council, borrow, 

from time to time, any sum required for carrying out thepurposes of 

this Act. 

(2) The Committee shall deposit all moneys and receipts 

forming part of the Fund in anyScheduled Bank as defined under the 

Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 or invest the same in loansto any 

Corporation owned or controlled by the Central Government or the 

State Government or inany other manner as the Bar Council may, 

from time to time, direct with prior approval of theGovernment. 

(3) All amount due and payable under this Act and all 

expenditure relating to themanagement and administration of the 

Fund shall be paid out of the Fund. 

(4) The accounts of the Committee shall be audited annually 

by a Chartered Accountantappointed by the Committee. 

(5) The accounts, as certified by the auditor together with the 

audit report thereon, shall beforwarded to the Bar Council by the 

Committee and the Bar Council may issue such directions as itdeems 

fit to the Committee in respect thereof. 

(6) The Committee shall comply with the directions issued by 

the Bar Council under subsection(5). 



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11. Powers and functions of the Secretary.—The Secretary 

of the Committee shall— 

(a)  be the Chief Executive Authority of the Committee and 

responsible for carrying out itsdecisions; 

(b)  represent the Committee in all suits and proceedings for 

and against the Committee; 

(c)  authenticate by his signature all decisions and 

instructions of the Committee; 

(d)  operate the Bank Accounts of the Committee jointly 

with the Treasurer; 

(e)  convene meetings of the Committee and prepare their 

minutes; 

(f)  attend the meetings of the Committee with all necessary 

records and information; 

(g)  maintain such forms, registers and other records, as 

may be prescribed, and do allcorrespondence relating to 

the Committee; 

(h)  prepare an annual statement of business transacted by 

the Committee during eachfinancial year; and 

(i) do such other acts as may be directed by the 

Committee. 

12. Himachal Pradesh Advocate's Clerks Welfare Fund 
Stamp.—(1) There shall beprinted or caused to be printed by the Bar 

Council in such form and in such manner as may beprescribed, stamp 

inscribed “the Himachal Pradesh Advocate's Clerks Welfare Fund” 

each of thevalue of five rupees. 

(2) Every vakalatnama or memorandum of appearance filed 

before any court, authority ortribunal shall be affixed with a stamp as 

specified in sub-section (1) in addition to the court feesstamps, if any, 

and stamp to be affixed under any other Acts and vakalatnama or 

memorandum of appearance shall not be valid unless it is so stamped: 

Provided that this sub-section shall not apply to any 

vakalatnama or memorandum of appearance filed on behalf of the 

Central or State Government. 

(3) The person or authority receiving vakalatnama with such 

stamp shall forthwith effectcancellation of the stamp by punching out 

the same. 

(4) The custody of the stamps printed under this section shall 

be with the Bar Council andthe supply and sale of stamps shall be in 

such manner as may be prescribed. 



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13. Recognition and registration of Advocate’s Clerks 
Association.—(1) AnAssociation of Advocate’s Clerks constituted 

after the commencement of this Act may, within twomonths from the 

date of such constitution and an Association of Advocate’s Clerks 

constituted before the commencement of this Act may, within two 

months from the date of commencement of this Act, apply to the 

Committee in such form and in such manner as may be prescribed, for 

recognition and registration as an Advocate’s Clerks Association 

under this Act. 

(2) Every application for recognition and registration shall be 

accompanied by the rules orbye-laws of the Association, names and 

addresses of the office bearers of the Association and anup-to-date list 

of the members of the Association with name, address, age and the 

ordinary place ofemployment of such member. 

(3) The Committee may, after such inquiry as it deems 

necessary, recognize theAssociation as an Advocate's Clerks 

Association and issue a certificate of recognition in such formas may 

be prescribed. 

(4) The decision of the Committee regarding the recognition 

of Association shall be final. 

14. Duties of Advocate’s Clerks Association.—(1) Every 

Advocate’s Clerks Associationshall, on or before 15
th
 April every 

year, intimate to the Committee a list of its members as on 31
st 

March 

of the year. 

(2) Every Advocate's Clerks Association shall intimate to the 

Committee of,— 

(a)  any change of the office bearers of the Advocate's 

Clerks Association within fifteendays from such 

change; 

(b)  any change in number of members including admission 

and re-admission within thirtydays of such change; 

(c)  the death or retirement of any of its members within 

thirty days from the date ofoccurrence thereof; and 

(d)  such other matters as may be required by the 

Committee from time to time. 

15. Membership of the Fund.—(1) Every Advocate’s Clerks 

in the State may apply tothe Committee, in such form and in such 

manner as may be prescribed, for admission as a memberof the Fund. 

(2) On receipt of an application under sub-section (1), the 

Committee shall make suchenquiry as it deems fit and either admit the 

applicant to the Fund or for reasons to be recorded inwriting, reject 

the application : 



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Provided that no order rejecting an application shall be passed 

unless the applicant has beengiven an opportunity of being heard. 

(3) Every applicant shall pay an application fee of rupees one 

hundred alongwith application to the account of the Committee. 

(4) Every applicant shall pay to the Fund an admission fee of 

rupees one hundred at thetime of admission or re-admission. 

(5) Every person admitted as a member of the Fund shall pay 

a membership fee of rupeesone thousand five hundred payable in two 

equal half yearly instalments. 

(6) Every member of the Fund shall, at the time of admission, 

make a nominationconferring on one or more dependants of his 

family the right to receive the amount from the Fundin the event of 

his death. However, that if he has no family he may nominate any 

person he likes. 

(7) If more than one person is nominated, the amount of share 

payable to each nomineeshall be specified in the nomination. 

(8) A member of the Fund may at any time cancel a 

nomination by sending a notice inwriting to the Committee alongwith 

a fresh nomination. 

(9) Where on receipt of a complaint or otherwise, the 

Committee has reason to believe thatan Advocate’s clerk secured 

admission as a member of the Fund by misrepresentation, fraud 

orundue influence, the Committee shall have power to remove the 

name of such Advocate’s clerkfrom the membership of the Fund : 

Provided that no such order shall be passed unless the person, 

likely to be affectedadversely, has been given an opportunity of being 

heard. 

16. Payment from the Fund on cessation of 
employment.—(1) A member of the Fundshall, on cessation of 

employment, be entitled to receive from and out of the Fund an 

amount at therate specified in the Schedule. 

(2) In the event of death of a member, a consolidated amount 

of rupees fifty thousand shallbe paid to the nominee or, where there is 

no nominee, to his dependants. 

(3) A member of the Fund may withdraw his membership at 

any time after five years ofhis admission as a member of the Fund and 

on such withdrawal he shall be entitled to receive fromand out of the 

Fund an amount at the rate specified in the Schedule and he may also 

be eligible for re-admission to the Fund as a new member subject to 

such conditions as may be prescribed : 

Provided that a member suffering from permanent 

disablement may withdraw hismembership at any time. 



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(4) For calculating the period of completed years of 

employment for the purpose of payment under this Act, every four 

years of employment under an Advocate, if any, before admission of a 

member to the Fund, shall be computed as one year of employment 

and added to the number of years of employment after such 

admission. 

(5) An application for payment from the Fund shall be made 

to the Committee in suchform as may be prescribed. 

(6) An application received under sub-section (5), shall be 

disposed of by the Committeeafter such enquiry as it deems 

necessary. 

17. Restriction on alienation, attachment etc. of interest of 

members in the Fund.—(1)The interest or the right of a member of 

the Fund or his nominee or legal heirs to receive anyamount from the 

Fund, shall not be assigned, alienated or charged and shall not be 

liable toattachment 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 anymember of the Fund or his nominee or 

legal heirs. 

Explanation.—For the purpose of this section, “creditor” 

includes the State, or any official assignee or official receiver 

appointed, under the law relating to insolvency for the time being 

inforce. 

18. Group Life Insurance and other benefits for 
members.—The Committee may, for the welfare of the members of 

the Fund,— 

(a)  take from the Life Insurance Corporation of India or 

any other Insurance Companies, policies of Group 

Insurance on the life of the members of the Fund; and 

(b)  provide for medical and educational facilities and such 

other benefits, as may beprescribed for the members of 

the Fund and their dependents. 

19. Meetings of the Committee.—(1) The Committee shall 

meet atleast once in three months or more often if found necessary to 

transact its business under this Act or the rules made thereunder. 

(2) Five members shall form the quorum for a meeting of the 

Committee. 

(3) The Chairman or in his absence, a member, elected by the 

members present at the meeting, shall preside over a meeting of the 

Committee. 



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(4) Any matter coming before the Committee in the meeting 

shall be decided by a majority of the members present and voting at 

the meeting and in case of tie, the Chairman shall have acasting vote. 

20. Travelling and daily allowance to the members of the 

Committee.—The nominatedmembers of the Committee shall be 

eligible to get such travelling allowance and daily allowance,as may 

be prescribed. 

21. Review.—The Committee may, suo-motu, at any time or 

on an application from any interested person, within ninety days of 

any order passed by it, review any such order: 

Provided that the Committee shall not pass any order 

adversely affecting a person, unless such person has been given an 

opportunity of being heard. 

22. Protection of action taken in good faith.—(1) No suit, 

prosecution or other legalproceeding shall lie against any person for 

anything which is, in good faith, done or intended to bedone in 

pursuance of this Act or any rules made thereunder. 

(2) No suit or other legal proceeding shall lie against the 

Committee or the Bar Council forany damage caused or likely to be 

caused by anything which is, in good faith, done or intended tobe 

done in pursuance of this Act or any rules made thereunder. 

23. Bar of jurisdiction of civil courts.—No civil court shall 

have jurisdiction to settle,decide or deal with any question or 

determine any matter which is under this Act required to besettled, 

decided or dealt with or determined by the Committee. 

24. Power to summon witnesses and take evidence.—The 

Committee shall, for the purposes of any enquiry under this Act, have 

the same powers as are vested in a Civil Court while trying a suit 

under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 in respect of the following 

matters, namely:— 

(a)  enforcing the attendance of any person examining him 

on oath; 

(b)  requiring the discovery and production of documents; 

(c)  receiving evidence on affidavit; and 

(d)  issuing commission to the examination of witnesses. 

25. Power to make rules.—(1) The Government may, by 

notification, make rules forcarrying out the purposes of this Act. 

(2) Every rule made under this Act shall be laid, as soon as 

may be, after it is made, before the Legislative Assembly while it is in 

session for a total period of fourteen days which may be comprised of 

one session or two successive sessions and if, before the expiry of the 

session inwhich it is so laid or the next session immediately 



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following, the Legislative Assembly makes any modification in the 

rule or decides that the rule should not be made, the rules shall, 

thereafter, have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, 

as the case may be, so, however, that any suchmodification or 

annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything 

previously done under that rule. 

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Schedule 

[See sections 2(o), 9(2) (f), 16 (1) and (3)] 

       Rupees 

One year as a member of the Fund       —2,000/ 

Two years as a member of the Fund      —4,000/ 

Three years as a member of the Fund     — 6,000/ 

Four years as a member of the Fund      — 8,000/ 

Five years as a member of the Fund      — 10,000/ 

Six years as a member of the Fund        — 12,000/ 

Seven years as a member of the Fund     — 14,000/ 

Eight years as a member of the Fund      — 16,000/ 

Nine years as a member of the Fund        — 18,000/ 

Ten years as a member of the Fund          — 20,000/ 

Eleven years as a member of the Fund      — 22,000/ 

Twelve years as a member of the Fund      — 24,000/ 

Thirteen years as a member of the Fund     — 26,000/ 

Fourteen years as a member of the Fund    — 28,000/ 

Fifteen years as a member of the Fund       — 30,000/ 

Sixteen years as a member of the Fund       — 32,000/ 

Seventeen years as a member of the Fund   — 34,000/ 

Eighteen years as a member of the Fund      — 36,000/ 

Nineteen years as a member of the Fund      — 38,000/ 

Twenty years as a member of the Fund        — 40,000/ 

Twenty one years as a member of the Fund  — 42,000/ 

Twenty two years as a member of the Fund  — 44,000/ 

Twenty three years as a member of the Fund  — 46,000/ 

Twenty four years as a member of the Fund   — 48,000/ 



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Twenty five years as a member of the Fund    — 50,000/ 

Twenty six years as a member of the Fund      — 52,000/ 

Twenty seven years as a member of the Fund  — 54,000/ 

Twenty eight years as a member of the Fund  — 56,000/ 

Twenty nine years as a member of the Fund   — 58,000/ 

Thirty years as a member of the Fund   — 60,000/ 

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