Lawgist1Short title, extent and application
(1) This Act may be called the Indian Bar Councils Act, 1926.
1[(2) It extends to the whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir*, and shall apply to the High Court of 2[every State] other than the State of Jammu and Kashmir* and also to such Judicial Commissioners Courts in 3[Union territories] as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, declare to be High Courts to which this Act applies.]
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1. Subs. by Act 3 of 1951, s. 3 and the Schedule, for sub-section (2).
2. Subs. by the Adaptation of Laws (No.2) Order, 1956, for "every Part A State and of every Part B State".
3. Subs., ibid., for "Part C States".
4. Sub-section (3) omitted, ibid.
Ss. 1, 2, 17, 18 and 19 came into force at once. The rest of the Act came into force in respect of
(i) the Calcutta High Court, ss. 3 to 7 from 1st March, 1928 (see Gazette of India, 1928, Pt. I, p. 325) and ss. 8 to 16 from Ist July 1928 (see ibid., p. 382);
(ii) the Madras High Court, from 16th July, 1928 (see ibid., p. 382);
(iii) the Bombay High Court from 1st January, 1929 (see ibid., p. 714);
(iv) the Allahabad High Curt form 1st June, 1928 (see ibid., p. 400);
(v) the Patna High Court from 1st January, 1929 (see ibid., p. 703);
(vi) the Oudh Chief Court from 1st March, 1928 (see ibid., p. 325);
(vii) the Nagpur High Court, ss. 3 to 7 from 1st January, 1937 and ss. 8 to 16 from 1st April, 1937, see Gazette of India, 1936, Pt. I, p. 1170).
*. 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 territory of Ladakh.
