Andhra Pradesh Advocates' Welfare Fund and the Andhra Pradesh Advocates' Clerks' Welfare Fund Acts (Amendment) Act, 1992

1. (1) This Act may be called the Andhra Pradesh Advocates' Welfare Fund and the Andhra Pradesh Advocates' Clerks' Welfare Fund (Amendment) Act, 2003.
2. (2) It extends to the whole of the State of Andhra Pradesh.
3. (3) It shall come into force on such date as the Government may, by notification, appoint.

In the Andhra Pradesh Advocates' Welfare Fund Act, 1987, in section 12, for sub-section (2), the following shall be substituted, namely:-

1. (2) Every vakalat filed before any court, authority, tribunal or person except a vakalat filed by any Law Officer appointed by the Government, shall be affixed with a stamp as specified in sub-section
2. (1) and no such vakalat shall be valid or accepted without such stamp: Provided that the Government may make a grant of such sum of money in every financial year as may be determined by it from time to time by way of compensation for the exemption from affixing the stamp on the vakalats filed by any Law Officer appointed by the Government: Provided further that such grant shall be apportioned between the Andhra Pradesh Advocates' Welfare Fund and the Andhra Pradesh Advocates' Clerks' Welfare Fund in the same manner as specified in section 12A.

In the Andhra Pradesh Advocates' Welfare Fund Act, 1987, for the Schedule, the following shall be substituted, namely:-

In the Andhra Pradesh Advocates' Clerks' Welfare Fund Act, 1992, in section 12, for sub-section (2), the following shall be substituted, namely:-

1. (2) Every vakalat filed before any court, authority, tribunal or person except a vakalat filed by any Law Officer appointed by the Government, shall be affixed with a stamp as specified in sub-section
2. (1) in addition to the stamp to be affixed under section 12 of the Andhra Pradesh Advocates' Welfare Fund Act, 1987 and no such vakalat shall be valid or accepted without such stamp: Provided that the Government may make a grant of such sum of money in every financial year as may be determined by it from time to time by way of compensation, for the exemption from affixing the stamp on the vakalats filed by any Law Officer appointed by the Government: Provided further that such grant shall be apportioned between the Andhra Pradesh Advocates' Welfare Fund and the Andhra Pradesh Advocates' Clerks' Welfare Fund in the same manner as specified in section 12A.

(see sections 9 and 16) Sl. No. Years of Standing Amount Payable 1. 30 years standing Rs. 60,000 2. 29 years standing Rs. 58,000 3. 28 standing Rs. 56,000 4. 27 years standing Rs. 54,000 5. 26 years standing Rs. 52,000 6. 25 years standing Rs. 50,000 7. 24 years standing Rs. 48,000 8. 23 years standing Rs. 46,000 9. 22 years standing Rs. 44,000 10. 21 years standing Rs. 42,000 11. 20 years standing Rs. 40,000 12. 19 years standing Rs. 38,000 13. 18 years standing Rs. 36,000 14. 17 years standing Rs. 34,000 15. 16 years standing Rs. 32,000 16. 15 years standing Rs. 30,000 17. 14 years standing Rs. 28,000 18. 13 years standing Rs. 26,000 19. 12 years standing Rs. 24,000 20. 11 years standing Rs. 22,000 21. 10 years standing Rs. 20,000 22. 9 years standing Rs. 18,000 23. 8 years standing Rs. 16,000 24. 7 years standing Rs. 14,000 25. 6 years standing Rs. 12,000 26. 5 years standing Rs. 10,000