SectionsSection 1: Short title, extent and commencementSection 2: DefinitionsSection 3: State Bar CouncilsSection 4: Bar Council of IndiaSection 5: Bar Council to be body corporateSection 6: Functions of State Bar CouncilsSection 7: Functions of Bar Council of IndiaSection 8: Term of office of members of State Bar CouncilSection 9: Disciplinary committeesSection 10: Disqualification of members of Bar CouncilSection 11: Staff of Bar CouncilSection 12: Accounts and AuditSection 13: Vacancies in Bar Council and committees thereof not to invalidate action takenSection 14: Election to Bar Councils not to be questioned on certain groundsSection 15: Power to make rulesSection 16: Senior and other advocatesSection 17: State Bar Councils to maintain roll of advocatesSection 18: Transfer of name from one State roll to anotherSection 19: State Bar Councils to send copies of rolls of advocates to the Bar Council of India.Section 20: Special provision for enrolment of certain Supreme Court advocatesSection 21: Disputes regarding senioritySection 22: Certificate of enrolmentSection 23: Right of prelaudienceSection 24: Persons who may be admitted as advocates on a State rollSection 25: Authority to whom applications for enrolment may be madeSection 26: Disposal of applications for admission as an advocateSection 27: Application once refused not to be entertained by another Bar Council except in certain circumstancesSection 28: Power to make rulesSection 29: Advocates to be the only recognised class of persons entitled to practise lawSection 30: Right of advocates to practiseSection 31: RepealedSection 32: Power of court to permit appearances in particular casesSection 33: Advocates alone entitled to practiseSection 34: Power of High Courts to make rulesSection 35: Punishment of advocates for misconductSection 36: Disciplinary powers of Bar Council of IndiaSection 37: Appeal to the Bar Council of IndiaSection 38: Appeal to the Supreme CourtSection 39: Application of sections 5 and 12 of Limitation Act, 1963Section 40: Stay of orderSection 41: Alteration in roll of advocatesSection 42: Powers of disciplinary committeeSection 43: Cost of proceedings before a disciplinary committeesSection 44: Review of orders by disciplinary committeeSection 45: Penalty for persons illegally practising in courts and before other authoritiesSection 46:Section 46A: Financial assistance to State Bar CouncilSection 47: ReciprocitySection 48: Indemnity against legal proceedingsSection 49: General power of the Bar Council of India to make rulesSection 50: Repeal of certain enactmentsSection 51: Rule of constructionSection 52: SavingSection 53: Elections to first State Bar CouncilSection 54: Term of office of members of first State Bar CouncilsSection 55: Rights of certain existing legal practitioners not affectedSection 56: Dissolution of existing Bar CouncilsSection 57: Power to make rules pending the constitution of a Bar CouncilSection 58: Special provisions during the transitional periodSection 59: Removal of difficultiesSection 60: Power of Central Government to make rules