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(1) A member of the Fund shall, on cessation of practice, be, entitled to receive from out of the Fund an amount at the rate specified in sub-section (4). (2) In the event of death of a member, the amount shall be paid to his nominee, or, where there is no nominee, to his dependents: Provided that Administrative Committee may call for a succession certificate if circumstances so demand. (3) A member of the Fund may opt for retirement benefits at any time after five years of his admission as a member of the Fund, but he shall be eligible for re-admission to the Fund as a new member subject to such conditions as may be prescribed. (4) Payments shall be made under this section at the rate specified in the Schedule. (5) An application for payment from the Fund shall be preferred to the Administrative Committee in the prescribed form. (6) An application received under sub-section (5) shall be disposed of by the Administrative Committee after such inquiry as it deems necessary. 10[(7) The amounts becoming payable to the member under section 24 shall be paid in such manner as may be prescribed.] CHAPTER V. Contribution by members to the Fund and the mode of payment thereof. 11[19. (1) Every Advocate shall affix a stamp of value of - (a) five rupees on every Vakalatnama filed by him in a District Court or a court subordinate to the District Court; (b) ten rupees on every Vakalatnama filed by him in a Tribunal or other authority or High Court: Provided that the Bar Council may prescribe the value of the stamps to be affixed under this sub-section: Provided further that the Bar Council may prescribe different value of stamps to be affixed on every Vakalatnama to be filed in a District Court or a court subordinate to the District Court or a Tribunal or other authority or High Court. (2) The value of the stamp shall neither be the cost in a case nor be collected in any event from the client. (3) Any contravention of the provisions of sub-section (1) or (2), by any Advocate, shall disentitle him either in whole or in part to the benefits of the Fund and the Administrative Committee shall report such contravention to the Bar Council for appropriate action. (4) Every stamp affixed on every Vakalatnama filed before a District Court or a court subordinate to the District Court or a Tribunal or other authority or High Court shall be cancelled in such manner as may be prescribed.]