The Advocates Act, 1961

1. Short title, extent and commencement .―(1) This Act may be called the Advocates Act, 1961. 1[(2) It extends to the whole of India.]

2. Definitions .―6[(1)] In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, ―

3. The provisions of the A ct have been brought into force as under:― 16th August , 1961, vide notification No. S. O. 1870, dated 7th September, 1961, in respect of Chapter I , II and VII, see Gazette of India, Ex traordinary, Part II, sec. 3( ii). 1st December, 1961, vide notification No. S.O. 2790, dated 24th November, 1961, in respect of Chapter III and s. 50( 2), see Gazette of India, Extraordinary , Part II, sec. 3( ii). 15th December, 1961, vide notification No. S.O. 2919, dated 13th December, 1961 , in respect of s. 50( 1), see Gazet te of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec . 3(ii). 24th January, 1962, vide notification No. S.O. 297, dated 24th January 1962 , in respect of s s. 51 and 52 , see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec . 3(ii). 29th March, 1962, vide notification No. S.O . 958, dated 29th March 1962, in respect of s . 46, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec . (ii). 4th January, 1963, vide notification No. S.O. 50, dated 4th January 1963, in respect of s. 32 and Chapter V I [except s. 46, sub-section s (1) and ( 2) of s. 50, ss. 51 and 52 ], see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec . 3(ii). 1st September, 1963, vide notification No. S.O. 2509 , dated 31st August, 1963, in respect of Chapter V , see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3(ii). 10th June, 1968, vide notification No. S.O. 63, dated 7th June 1968, in respect of Chapter s I, II, III, section 32 of Chapter IV and Chapters V, VI, VII and VIII in the Union territory of Pondicherry , see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec . 3(ii). 1st June, 1969, vide notification No. S.O. 1500 , dated 5th April, 1969 , in respect of ss. 29, 31, 33 and 34 of Chapter IV , see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec . 3(ii). 1st June, 1979, vide notification No. G.S.R. 84 (E), dated 2 1st February 1979 , except section 30 in respect of the Union territory of Goa, Daman and Diu , see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec . 3(i). 15th June, 2011, vide notification No. S.O. 1349(E), dated 9th June, 2011, in respect of section 30, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3( i).

5. 1st August 1986 , vide notification No. G.S.R. 946 (E), dated 15th July 1986 , except section 30, in respect of the State of Jammu and Kash mir.

6. Se ction 2 renumbered as sub -section ( 1) of that section by Act 60 of 1973, s. 3 (w.e.f. 31 -1-1974). *. Vide notification No. S.O. 3912(E), dated 30th October, 2019, this Act is made applicable to the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir and the Union territo ry of Ladakh. 5