The Tamil Nadu Document Writers’ Welfare Fund Act, 2022
The Tamil Nadu Document Writers’ Welfare Fund Act, 2022
This Act establishes a dedicated welfare fund for licensed document writers in Tamil Nadu. It creates a government-managed Committee to oversee the fund, which is financed through member admission fees and a small levy on documents registered at Sub-Registrar offices. The Act provides financial security to document writers and their families by offering benefits such as pension, accidental and natural death coverage, maternity support, marriage assistance, and educational scholarships for their children. By formalizing these social security measures, the legislation ensures that these essential legal facilitators receive support during times of hardship, disability, or retirement, thereby stabilizing their professional livelihood.
- 1. Short title and commencement
- 2. Definitions
- 3. Document Writers’ Welfare Fund
- 4. Establishment of Document Writers’ Welfare Fund Committee
- 5. Disqualification and removal of nominated members of Committee
- 6. Provided that no order removing any member shall be passed unless the member has been given an opportunity of making his representation.
- 7. Act of Committee not to be invalidated by defect, etc.,
- 8. Vesting and utilisation of fund
- 9. The Committee shall utilise such amounts, subject to the provisions of, and for the purposes of this Act.
- 10. Delegation of functions of Committee
- 11. Accounts and Audit
- 12. Powers and duties of Secretary
- 13. Meetings of Committee
- 14. Travelling and daily allowance to members of Committee
- 15. Review
- 16. 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.
- 17. Recognition and Registration of Document Writers’ Association
- 18. Duties of Document Writers’ Association
- 19. Membership of fund
- 20. Cessation of membership
- 21. Payment of pension on cessation of membership
- 22. Restriction on alienation, attachment, etc., of interest of member in fund
- 23. Explanation., For the purpose of this section, “creditor” includes the State, or an official assignee or official receiver appointed under the law relating to insolvency for the time being in force.
- 24. Protection of action taken in good faith
- 25. Power to remove difficulties
- 26. Provided that no such order shall be made after the expiry of two years from the date of commencement of this Act.
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