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(1) With effect from the commencement of this Act the State Government shall, by notification, constitute a Fund to be called the Assam Advocates' Welfare Fund . · (2) There shall be credited to the Fund - (a) all amounts collected under section 19; (b) any contribution made by the Bar Council ; ( c} any voluntary donation or contribution made to the Fund by the Bar Council of India, any Bar Assodation; any other· association or institution, any Advocate or any other person; (d) grant, if any, made by the Central Government or the State Government or other authority to the Fund ; ( e) any sum borrowed under section 10 ; (t) any profit or dividend received from the Life Insurance Corporation of India in respect of policies of group insurance of the members of the Fund ; 1 1 i I THE ASSAM GAZETTE. EXTRAORDINARY. JUNE 15. 1999 565 (g) any interest or dividend or other return on any investment made of any part of the Furtd; (h) all sums collected under section 15 by way of application fees, membership fee or other subscriptions and interest thereon; (3) The sums specified in sub-section (2) shall be paid to, or collected by such agencies, at such intervals and in such manner, and the accounts of the Fund shall be maintained in such manner, as may be prescribed. CHAPTER - III ESTABLISHMEi'\T OF THE ASSAM ADVOCATES' J WELFARE FUJ\'D COMMITTEE Corl!itilution 4. ( 1) The State Gmemment may, by notification. constitute with ofthe effect from such Jale as may be specified therein a Assam Committee to be called the Assam AdHKates' Welfare Advocates' Welfare Fund C..ommittee. Fund Commit tee. (2) The Committe shall be a body corporate ha\·ing perpetual succession and a common seal with power to acquire, hold and dispose of property and shall by the said name, sue and be sued. (3) The Committee shall consist of - (a) The Chairman of the Bar Council -Ex-officio Chairman~ (b) The Advocate-General of Assam, -Ex-officio member ; (c) The Secretary to the Government of Assam, Legislative Department, -Ex-officio member (d) The Secretary to the Government of Assam, Judicial Department -Ex-Officio member. 566 THE ASSAM GAZETTE. EXTRAORDINARY, JUNE 15, . 1999 . ( e) the Commissioner and Secretary to the Government of Assam, Finance Department - Ex-officio member· . ' (t) three other members of the Bar Council nominated by the Bar Council from amongst its members other than ex-officio members of the said Council - members · . ' (g) the Secretary to the Bar Council- Ex-officio Secretary of the committee without having voting right ; . (h) a practising Advocate of the State to be co-opted by the other members of the Committee for a period of five years and his term shall be co-terminus with the term of the Bar Council-member. (4) A member nominated from the Bar Council under clause (t) of sub·-section (3) shall hold office for a term of five years or for the term of his membership in the Bar Council, whichever is less. Disqualification 5. No person shall be nominated and continue as a member of and removal or the Committee under clause (f) of sub-section (3) of section nominated 4 if he _ · member (a) is of unsound mind and stands so declared by a competent Court; or (b) is, or at any time has been, adjudicated insolvent ; or ( c) is or has been convicted by a Criminal Court for an offence involving moral turpitude, unless such conviction has been set aside ; or ( d) is a defaulter to the Fund ; or ( e) is debarred from practising on the ground of professional or other misconduct; or Central (t) ceases to be an Advocate under the Advocates Act 25 or Act, 1961. · · 1961 .• TI-IE ASSAM GAZETTE. EXTRAORDINARY. JUNE 15. 1999 567 Resignation 6. ( 1) Any member nominated under clause (f) of sub-section (3) and of section 4 by the Bar Council may resign his office by casual giving three months notice in writing to the Chairman of vacancy h C · t e ommittee and on such resignation being accepted by the Chairman, the said member shaJl be deemed to have vacated his office. (2) If any member nominated under clause (f) of sub-section (3) of section 4, - (a) becomes subject to any of the disqulifications mentioned in section 5 ; or