60Power of Central Government to make rules
1[60. Power of Central Government to make rules.-- (1) Until rules in respect of any matter under this Act are made by a State Bar Council and approved by the Bar Council of India, the power to make rules in respect of that matter shall be exercisable by the Central Government.
(2) The Central Government after consultation with the Bar Council of India may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules under sub-section (1) either for any State Bar Council or generally for all State Bar Councils and the rules so made shall have effect, notwithstanding anything contained in this Act.
(3) Where in respect of any matter any rules are made by the Central Government under this section for any State Bar Council, and in respect of the same matter, rules are made by the State Bar Council and approved by the Bar Council of India, the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, direct that the rules made by it in respect of such matter shall cease to be in force in relation to that Bar Council with effect from such date as may be specified in the notification and on the issue of such notification, the rules made by the Central Government shall, accordingly, cease to be in force except as respects things done or omitted to be done before the said date.]
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1. Ins. by Act 32 of 1962, s. 4 (w.e.f. 14-9-1962).
- 53 Elections to first State Bar Council
- 54 Term of office of members of first State Bar Councils
- 55 Rights of certain existing legal practitioners not affected
- 56 Dissolution of existing Bar Councils
- 57 Power to make rules pending the constitution of a Bar Council
- 58 Special provisions during the transitional period
- 58A Special provisions with respect to certain advocates
- 58AA Special provisions in relation to the Union territory of Pondicherry
- 58AB Special provisions with respect to certain persons enrolled by Mysore State Bar Council
- 58AC Special provisions with respect to certain persons enrolled by Uttar Pradesh State Bar Council
- 58AD Special provisions with respect to certain persons migrating to India
- 58AE Special provisions in relation to the Union territory of Goa, Daman and Diu
- 58AF Special provisions in relation to Jammu and Kashmir
- 58AG Special provisions in relation to articled clerks
- 58B Special provision relating to certain disciplinary proceedings
- 59 Removal of difficulties
- 60 Power of Central Government to make rules