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THE ADVOCATES ACT, 1983

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(i) in case of an Advocate who is enrolled on or after the commencement of the Karnataka Advocates Welfare (Amendment) Act, 2004 (here in after referred to as Amendment Act 2004); or

(ii) within one month from the date of commencement of Amendment Act, 2004 in the case of Advocates already enrolled:

Provided that this provisions shall not apply to Advocates who are already members of the fund]1

Provided that the advocates other than those who have already become Members, shall file such declarations as may be prescribed and pay 2[rupees one thousand]2 within six months from the date of coming into force of the Karnataka Advocates Welfare Fund (Amendment) Act, 1993.

3 [Provided further that the Advocates who have already become members, shall pay the balance amount of rupees eight hundred towards admission fee within six months from the date of coming into force of the Karnataka Advocates Welfare Fund (Amendment) Act, 1996.]3

1[(1A) If any Advocate who has failed to pay the balance of the admission fee referred to in the second provison to sub-section (1) or fails to pay the admission fee within the time specified in sub-section (1) of section 15, may pay such balance admission fee or as the case may be, the admission fee with a late fee of rupees fifty per month or part of a month from the Second day of April 1997 or next after the expiry of one month from the date of commencement of the Amendment Act, 2004 or one month from the date of

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enrollment, as the case may be.]

Every member shall furnish the particulars of place of practice with such other details as may be prescribed.

(3) Every member who voluntarily suspends practice or retires shall within fifteen days of such suspension or retirement intimate that fact to the trustee committee and if any member fails to do so without sufficient reason the trustee committee may reduce the amount due to that member in such manner as may be prescribed.]1

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