(1) The Trustee Committee shall maintain proper accounts and other relevant records and prepare an annual statement of accounts and annual report in such form and in such manner as may be prescribed.
(2) The accounts of the Trustee Committee shall be audited annually by a chartered accountant appointed by the State Bar Council.
(3) The accounts of the Trustee Committee as audited by the chartered accountant together with his audit report shall be forwarded to the State Bar Council by that Committee and the State Bar Council may issue such directions, as it deem fit, to the Trustee Committee in respect thereof.
(4) The Trustee Committee shall comply with the directions issued by the State Bar Council under sub-Section (3)
(5) The Trustee Committee shall pay from the Fund the Charges for the audit as may be fixed by the State Bar Council.
12. Powers and duties of Secretary The Secretary of the Trustee Committee shall,
(a) be the Chief Executive authority of the Trustee Committee and responsible for carrying out its decisions;
(b) represent the Trustee Committee in all suits and proceedings for and against the Trustee Committee;
(c) authenticate by his signature all decisions and instruments of the Trustee Committee.
(d) operate bank account of the Trustee Committee jointly with the chairpersons;
(e) convene meetings of the Trustee Committee and prepare minutes of such meetings;
(f) attend meetings of the Trustee Committee with all the necessary records and information;
(g) maintain such forms, registers and other records as may be prescribed from time to time and do all correspondence relating to the Trustee Committee.
(h) prepare an annual statement of business transacted by the Trustee Committee during a financial year.
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(i) do such other acts as are or may be directed by the Trustee Committee and the State Bar Council.
13. Payment of certain monies to Fund by the State Bar Council;- The State Bar Council shall pay to the Fund annually an amount equal to twenty percent of the enrollment fee received by its under clause (f) of Section 24 of the Advocates Act, 1961 (25 of 1961).
CHAPTER IV RECOGNITION OF ANY ASSOCIATION OF ADVOCATES