"(bb) a person appointed by virtue of office (whether or not under Government) by the Central Government;";
{ii) for sub-section (2), the following sub-sections shall be substituted, namely: — "(2) The Attorney-General of India ex-officio and the Solicitor-General of India ex-officio shall be the Chairman and Vice-Chairman respectively of the Bar Council of India.
(2A)| The term of office of the member of the Bar Council of India appointed under clause (bb) of sub-section (I) shall be two years from the date of his appointment or till he ceases to hold the office by virtue of which he was appointed, whichever is earlier.".
5. In sub-section (2) of section 15 of the principal Act,—Amendment of section 15. (i) clause (c) shall be omitted;
(ii) in clause (d), the words "or to the office of the Chairman or Vice-Chairman" shall be omitted.'
6. In section 24 of the principal Act,—Amendment ol section 24. (i) in clause (c) of sub-section (7), after the words, figures and letters "the 31st day of December, 1976;", the following shall be inserted, n a m e l y : ^ "or has passed the articled clerk's examination or any other examination specified by the High Court at Bombay or Calcutta for enrolment as an attorney of that High Court;";
{ii) sub-section (4) shall be omitted.
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7. Section 31 of the principal Act shall be omitted with effect from the 1st day of January, 1977.
Omission o£ section 31,
8. In section 34 of the principal Act, sub-sections (2) and (3) shall be omitted with ellect from the 1st day of January, 1977.
Amendment of section 'Si.