Legal Practitioners and Bar Councils Act, 1973 — section 17

17. Funds of Bar Councils..—(1) All sums received by a Provincial Bar Council [and Islamabad Bar Council] as enrolment fees or as grants, donations or subscriptions shall form part of the fund of that Council and that fund, subject to the provisions of sub-section (2), shall be managed, administered and utilized in such manner as may be prescribed. [(2) Every person applying for enrolment as an advocate or an advocate of the High Court shall pay one-third of the prescribed fee to the Pakistan Bar Council and the balance to the Provincial Bar Council concerned, [or Islamabad Bar Council as the case may be,] in such manner as may be prescribed by the Pakistan Bar Council].

(3)All sums received by the Pakistan Bar Council under sub-section (2) or as enrolment fees, grants, donations or subscriptions shall form part of the fund of that Council and that fund shall be managed, administered and utilized in such manner as may be prescribed.