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In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires- [(a) “Advocate” means an Advocate enrolled on the roll of the State Bar Council and shall include the pleaders and other legal practitioners enrolled as such under the provisions of the Legal Practitioners Act, 1879; (aa) “Bar Association” means a Bar Association affiliated to the State Bar Council;]3 (b) “State Bar Council” means the State Bar Council of Uttar Pradesh constituted under section 3 of the Advocates Act, 1961; (c) “Fund” means the Fund referred to in section 3; [(cc) “member” means a member of the Scheme;]4 (d) “Trustees Committee” means the Committee constituted under section 3; [(e) “Welfare Stamp” means the stamp referred to in section 9;]2 [(f) “Vakalatnama” includes a memorandum of appearance or any other document by which an advocate is empowered to appear, act or plead before any court, tribunal, authority or person but does not include any Vakalatnama or memorandum of appearance filed on behalf of the Government or an officer representing the Government.]5 1.For S.O. R. see U. P. Gazette Extraordinary, dated March 23, 1974. 2.Substituted by section 2 of U.P. Act No. 21 of 1988. 3.Substi. by section 2 (i) of U.P. Act No. 3 of 1999. 4.Substi. by section 2 (ii) ibid. 5.Subs. by section 2 (iii) ibid. [The Uttar Pradesh Advocates Welfare Fund Act, 1974] [Section 3] Objects of the fund