Definitions

In this Act unless the context otherwise requires,— (a) "Advocate" means a person whose name has been entered in the State roll of Advocates prepared and maintained by the Bar Council of Orissa under section 17 of the Advocates' Act, 1961 and who is a membor of a Bar Association or an Advocates Association; (b) "Advocates' clerk" means a clerk employed by an Advocate and recognized by such authority and in such manner as may be prescribed and who is a member of an Advocates' Clerks' Association; (c) "Advocates' Clerks' Association" means an association of Advocates' clerks recognized and registered under section 13; (d) "Bar Association" means an association of Advocates recognized and registered by the Bar Council under section 13 of the Orissa Advocates' Welfare Fund Act, 1987; (e) "Bar Council" means the Bar Council of Orissa constituted under section 3 of the Advocates' Act, 1961; (f) "Cessation of Employment" means removal of the name of an Advocates' clerk from the State roll maintained by the Committee on account of his retirement; (g) "Committee" means the Orissa Advocates' Clerks Welfare Fund Committee constituted under section 4; (h) "Dependant" means any of the following relatives of a deceased member of the Fund, namely:— (1) a widow, a minor legitimate son, an unmarried legitimate daughter or a widowed mother; and a major legitimate son or a legitimate married daughter who by virtue of infirmity is wholly dependent on the earnings of the member at the time of his death; (i) "Fund" means the Orissa Advocates' Clerks Welfare Fund constituted under section 3; (j) "Government" means the State Government of Orissa; (k) "Member of the Fund" means an Advocates' clerk admitted to the benefits of the Fund and continuing to be a member thereof under the provisions of this Act; (l) "notification" means a notification published in the Orissa official Gazette, and the word "notified" shall be construed accordingly; (m) "prescribed" means prescribed under the rules framed under this Act; (n) "retirement" means stoppage of employment as an Advocates' Clerk for reason other than joining service or for carrying on any other gainful occupation, communicated to and recorded in the manner prescribed; (o) "stamp" means the Orissa Advocates' Clerk Welfare Fund stamp printed and distributed under section 12; and (p) "vakalat" means a Vakalatnama, memorandum of appearance or any other document by which an Advocate or any other local practitioner is empowered to appear and plead before any court, tribunal or other authority.