Indian Bar Council (Tamil Nadu Amendment) Act, 1954

1. (1) This Act may be called the Indian Bar Councils (Tamil Nadu) Amendment) Act, 1954. (2) It extends to the whole of the State of Tamil Nadu.

2. In the Indian Bar Councils Act, 1926 (Central Act XXXVIII of 1926), after section 4, the following section shall be inserted, namely :— "4-A. Qualifications for election. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act or in any rule made thereunder, no advocate entered in the roll of advocates of the Madras High Court who, on or after the 5th July 1954, is not ordinarily residing and practising in Courts in the State of Tamil Nadu shall be entitled to vote at any election for, or to be elected to, the Madras Bar Council under clause (c) of sub-section (1) of section 4"

3. For the avoidance of doubt, it is hereby declared that nothing contained in this Act shall affect the right of any advocate entered in the roll of advocates of the Madras High Court to practise in that High Court or in any Court subordinate thereto.