Advocates Act, 1961

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Indian legislation
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:State_Bar_Councils
gptkb:Bar_Council_of_India
gptkbp:citation gptkb:Act_No._25_of_1961
gptkbp:country gptkb:India
gptkbp:date 19 May 1961
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1961
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:Parliament_of_India
gptkbp:governs legal profession in India
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Advocates Act, 1961
gptkbp:longTitle An Act to amend and consolidate the law relating to legal practitioners and to provide for the constitution of Bar Councils and an All-India Bar
gptkbp:providesFor constitution of Bar Council of India
constitution of State Bar Councils
disciplinary control over advocates
maintenance of standards of professional conduct
regulation of admission and practice of advocates
gptkbp:purpose regulation of legal profession in India
gptkbp:repealedBy gptkb:Indian_Bar_Councils_Act,_1926
gptkb:Legal_Practitioners_Act,_1879
gptkbp:section gptkb:Section_4_-_Bar_Council_of_India
Section 16 - Senior and other advocates
Section 6 - State Bar Councils
Section 35 - Punishment of advocates for misconduct
Section 24 - Persons who may be admitted as advocates
gptkbp:shortName gptkb:Advocates_Act,_1961
gptkbp:startDate 19 May 1961
gptkbp:status in force
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Bar_Council_of_Maharashtra_and_Goa
gptkb:Bar_Council_of_India
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6