law: Advocates Act, 1961
  Chapter I
  PRELIMINARY
  1. Short title, extent and commencement
   Notification  
  1. This Act may be called the Advocates Act, 1961.
  2. (Note: Subs. by Act 60 of 1973, Sec.2, for
  
  sub-section (2) (w.e.f.31-1-1974))  It extends  (Note The Act has been
  
  extended to-The Union territory of Dadra & Nagar Haveli by Regulation 8 of
  
  1963, The Union territory of Pondicherry by Act 26 of 1968, Sec.3 and Sch.) 
  
  to the whole of India.
  3. It shall in relation to the territories other than those
  
  referred to in sub section come into force on such date
   (Note - The following are the Notifications by which
  
  different dates have been appointed for different provisions of this Act:-  
   Notification Date Provisions  
   S.O.1870, dated 7th August, 1961 16/08/1961
  
  Chapters I, II and VII.  
   S.O.2790, dated 24th November, 1961 01/12/1961
  
  Chapter III and sub-section (2) of section 50.  
   S.O.2919, dated 13th December, 1961 15/12/1961
  
  Sub-section (1) of section 50.  
   S.O.297, dated 24th January, 1962 24/01/1962
  
  Sections 51 and 52.
   S.O.958, dated 29th March, 1962 29/03/1962
  
  Section 46.
   S.O.50. dated 4th January, 1963 04/01/1963
  
  Section 32 and chapter VI [except section 46, sub-section (1) and (2) of
  
  section 50, sections 51and 52].  
   S.O.2509, dated 31st August, 1963 01/09/1963
  
  Chapter V
   S.O.1500, dated 5th April 1969 01/06/1969 Sections
  
  29, 31, 33 and 34 of Chapter IV  
   In Pondicherry, Pondicherry Gazette, 10/06/1968 Chapters
  
  I, II and III, Section 32,  
   Extra., p.1, dated 7th June, 1968 Chapters IV, V, VI and
  
  VIII.)  
  As the Central Government may, by notification in the Official
  
  Gazette, appoint, and different dates may be appointed for different provisions
  
  of this Act.
  4.  (Note: Sub-section (4) Ins. by Act 60 of 1973, sec.2)  This
  
  Act shall, in relation to the State of Jammu and Kashmir  (Note: 01/08/1979,
  
  vide GSR 946 (E), dated 15/07/1986 (except section 30) the Act is enforced in
  
  the State of Jammu & Kashmir)  and the Union territory of Goa,, Daman
  
  and Diu, come into force on such date  (Note: 01/08/1986, vide GSR
  
  84(E)/1979, (except section 30) the Act is enforced in Goa, Daman and Diu.) 
  
  as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint
  
  in this behalf, and different dates may be appointed for different provisions
  
  of this Act.