LawgistThe Advocates Act
47Reciprocity
(1) Where any country, specified by the Central Government in this behalf by notification in the Official Gazette, prevents citizens of India from practising the profession of law or subjects them to unfair discrimination in that country, no subject of any such country shall be entitled to practise the profession of law in India.
(2) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (1), the Bar Council of India may prescribe the conditions, if any, subject to which foreign qualifications in law obtained by persons other than citizens of India shall be recognised for the purpose of admission as an advocate under this Act.
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MISCELLANEOUS
- 45 Penalty for persons illegally practising in courts and before other authorities
- 46 [Repealed.]
- 46A Financial assistance to State Bar Council
- 47 Reciprocity
- 48 Indemnity against legal proceedings
- 48A Power of revision
- 48AA Review
- 48B Power to give directions
- 49 General power of the Bar Council of India to make rules
- 49A Power of Central Government to make rules
- 50 Repeal of certain enactments
- 51 Rule of construction
- 52 Saving
