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( 1) Every Advocates' Clerks' Association shall, on or before the 15th April of every year, intimate to the Committee a list of its members as on the 31 st March of that year. (2) Every Advocates' Clerks' Association shall intimate to the Committee of,— (a) any change of the office bearers of the Advocates' Clerks' Association within fifteen days from suchdnange; (b) anychangeinnumberofmembersincludingadmissionånd re-admission within thirty days of such change; (c) the death or retirement of any of its members within thirty days from the date of occurrence thereof; and (d) such other matters as may be required by the Committee from time to time. 15.(1) Every Advocates' Clerk in the State may apply to the Membership of the Fund. Committee, in such form and in such manner as may be prescribed, for admission as a member of the Fund. Searchable PDF created by OCR.space (Free Version) 9 (2) On receipt of an application under sub-section (1) the Committee shall make such enquiry as it deems fit and either admit the applicant to the Fund or for reasons to be recorded in writing, reject the application: Provided that no order rejecting an application shall be passed unless the applicant has been given an opportunity of being heard. (3) Every applicant shall pay an application fee of rupees fifty along with the application to the account of the Committee. (4) Every applicant shall pay to the Fund an admission fee of rupees fifty at the time of admission or re-admission. (5) Every person admitted as a member of the Fund shall pay a membership fee of rupees one thousand payable in two equal half yearly installments. (6) Every member of the Fund shall, -at the time of admission make a nomination conferring on one or more dependents of his family the rightto receivethe amountfrom the Fundinthe eventof his death: Provided that if he has no family he can nominate any person he likes. (7) If more than one person is nominated,the amountof share payableto each homineeshall be specifiedinthe nomination. (8) A memberof the Fundmayat anytime cancel a nomination by sending a notice in writing to the Committee alongwith a fresh nomination. (9) Where on receipt of a complaint or otherwise, the Committee has reason to believe that an Advocates' clerk secured admission as a member of the Fund by misrepresentation, fraud or undue influence, the Committee shall have power to remove the name of such Advocates' clerk from the membership of the Fund: Provided that no such order shall be passed unless the person, likelyto beaffectedadversely,hasbeengiven anopportunityof being heard. 16.(1) A memberof the Fundshall,on cessationof employment, Payment be entitled to receive from and out of the Fund an amount at the rate from the Fund on specified in the Schedule. cessation of (2)Inthe eventof deathofa member,aconsolidatedamou6t employment. of rupeesfifty thousandbe paidto the nomineeor, wherethereis no nominee, to his dependants. (3)AmemberoftheFundmaywithdrawhismembershipatany time after five years of his admissionas a memberof the Fund andon suchwithdrawal heshall be entitledto receivefrom andout of the Fundan amountat the ratespecifiedinthe.Scheduleandhe mayalsobe eligible for re-admissionto the Fundas a newmembersubjectto such conditions as may be prescribed : Searchable PDF created by OCR.space (Free Version) Restriction on alienation, attachment, etc., of interest of member in the Fund. Group Life Insurance for members and other benefits. 10 Provided that a member suffering from permanent disablement may withdraw his membership within five years of his admissions to the Fund. (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 the 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 such form as may be prescribed. (6) An application received under sub-section (5), shall be disposed of by the Committee after such enquiry as it deems necessary.