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The Tamil Nadu Advocates' Clerks Welfare Fund Act, 1999

The Tamil Nadu Advocates' Clerks Welfare Fund Act, 1999

Civil199927 sections

The Tamil Nadu Advocates' Clerks Welfare Fund Act, 1999, establishes a dedicated financial safety net for clerks working for advocates in Tamil Nadu. It creates a Welfare Fund Committee to manage contributions, which are primarily generated through stamp duties on vakalats (legal appearance documents) and voluntary donations. The Act provides financial benefits to clerks upon retirement, cessation of employment, or death, ensuring support for them and their families. By formalizing this welfare system, the legislation recognizes the essential role clerks play in the legal system, offering them a measure of social security and financial stability after years of service.

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  1. 1. Short title, extent and commencement
  2. 2. Amendment of section 15
  3. 3. Advocates Clerks Welfare Fund
  4. 4. Establishment of Welfare Fund Committee
  5. 5. Disqualification and removal of nominated members of the Committee
  6. 6. Provided that no order removing any member shall be passed unless the member has been given an opportunity of being heard.
  7. 7. Act Committee not invalidated by defect, etc
  8. 8. Vesting and application of Fund
  9. 9. Functions of the Committee
  10. 10. Borrowing and investment of Funds
  11. 11. Powers and duties of secretary
  12. 12. Tamil Nadu Advocates' Clerks Welfare Fund Stamp
  13. 13. Recognition and Registration of Advocates' Clerks Association
  14. 14. Duties of Advocates' Clerks Associations
  15. 15. Membership of the Fund
  16. 16. Provided that no order under this sub-section shall be passed unless the person likely to be adversely affected has been given an opportunity of being heard.
  17. 17. Restriction on alienation, attachment etc., of interest of member in the Fund
  18. 18. Group Life Insurance for members and other benefits
  19. 19. Meetings of the Committee
  20. 20. Travelling and daily allowance to members of Committee
  21. 21. Review
  22. 22. Provided that the Committee shall not pass any order adversely affecting any person unless such person has been given an opportunity of making his representation.
  23. 23. Bar of jurisdiction of Civil Courts
  24. 24. Power to summon witnesses and take evidence
  25. 25. Power to amend Schedule
  26. 26. Power to make rules
  27. I. THE SCHEDULE

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