# 1 Short 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 <i>(2)</i>.
2. Subs. by the Adaptation of Laws (No.2) Order, 1956, for "every Part A State and of every Part B State".
3. Subs., <i>ibid</i>., for "Part C States".
4. Sub-section <i>(3)</i> omitted, <i>ibid</i>.
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 (<i>see ibid</i>., p. 382);
(ii) the Madras High Court, from 16th July, 1928 (<i>see ibid</i>., p. 382);
(iii) the Bombay High Court from 1st January, 1929 (<i>see ibid</i>., p. 714);
(iv) the Allahabad High Curt form 1st June, 1928 (<i>see ibid</i>., p. 400);
(v) the Patna High Court from 1st January, 1929 (<i>see ibid</i>., p. 703);
(vi) the Oudh Chief Court from 1st March, 1928 (<i>see ibid</i>., 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).
*. <i>Vide</i> 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.
