Amendment of Act 33 of 1987

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.