Legal Practitioners and Bar Councils Act, 1973 — section 18

18. Accounts and Audit..—(1) Every Bar Council shall cause to be maintained such books of accounts and other books in such form and in such manner as may be prescribed.

(2)The accounts of a Bar Council shall be audited by an auditor who is a chartered accountant within the meaning of the Chartered Accountants Ordinance, 1961 (X of 1961), at such times and in such manner as may be prescribed.

(3)As soon as the accounts of a Provincial Bar Council [and Islamabad Bar Council] have been audited, that Bar Council shall send a copy of such accounts, together with a copy of the report of the auditor thereon, to the Pakistan Bar Council.