Section 2 — Definitions.

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

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         (a) “advocate” means an advocate whose name has been entered in the State roll prepared and
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    maintained by a State Bar Council under section 17 of the Advocates Act, 1961 (25 of 1961) and who
    is a member of a State Bar Association or State Advocates’ Association;
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         (b) “appropriate Government” means,—
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            (i) in the case of advocates admitted on the roll of a Bar Council of a State, the State
        Government;
            (ii) in the case of advocates admitted on the roll of a Bar Council of a Union territory, the
        Central Government;
        (c) “cessation of practice” means removal of the name of an advocate from the State roll under
    section 26A of the Advocates Act, 1961 (25 of 1961);
        (d) “Chairperson” means the Chairperson of the Trustee Committee referred to in clause (a) of
    sub-section (3) of section 4;
        (e) “chartered accountant” means a chartered accountant as defined in clause (b) of
    sub-section (1) of section 2 of the Chartered Accountants Act, 1949 (38 of 1949) and who has
    obtained a certificate of practice under sub-section (1) of section 6 of that Act;
         (f) “dependants” means the spouse, parents or minor children of a member of the Fund;
         (g) “Fund” means the Advocates’ Welfare Fund constituted under sub-section (1) of section 3;
       (h) “insurer” shall have the meaning assigned to it in clause (9) of section 2 of the Insurance Act,
    1938 (4 of 1938);
        (i) “member of the Fund” means an advocate admitted to the benefits of the Fund and who
    continues to be a member thereof under the provisions of this Act;
       (j) “notification” means a notification published in the Official Gazette of the appropriate
    Government and the expression “notified” shall be construed accordingly;
         (k) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
         (l) “Schedule” means a Schedule to this Act;
       (m) “scheduled bank” shall have the meaning assigned to it in clause (e) of section 2 of the
    Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 (2 of 1934);



1. 1st November, 2001 (whole of India except certain States), vide notification No. S.O. 946(E), dated 26th September, 2001, see
   Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3(ii).
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        (n) “stamp” means the Advocates’ Welfare Fund Stamp printed and distributed under
    section 26;
       (o) “State” means a State specified in the First Schedule to the Constitution and shall include a
    Union territory;
        (p) “State Advocates’ Association” means an association of advocates in a State recognised by
    the Bar Council of that State under section 16;
         (q) “State Bar Association” means an association of advocates recognised by the Bar Council of
    that State under section 16;
        (r) “State Bar Council” means a Bar Council referred to in section 3 of the Advocates Act, 1961
    (25 of 1961);
        (s) “suspension of practice” means voluntary suspension of practice as an advocate or suspension
    of an advocate by a State Bar Council for misconduct;
       (t) “Trustee Committee” means the Advocates’ Welfare Fund Trustee Committee established
    under sub-section (1) of section 4;
       (u) “Vakalatnama” includes memorandum of appearance or any other document by which an
    advocate is empowered to appear or plead before any court, tribunal or other authority;




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       (v) words and expressions used and not defined in this Act but defined in the Advocates Act,

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    1961 (25 of 1961) shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in that Act.
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