Legal Practitioners and Bar Councils Act, 1973 — section 5

5. Composition of Provincial Bar Councils [and Islamabad Bar Council]..—(1) Each Provincial Bar Council [and Islamabad Bar Council] shall consist [of:--] [(a) the Advocate-General of the Province (or Islamabad Capital Territory, as the case may be) Ex-officio; and]

(b)such number of [....] members as may be elected by the Advocates on the Provincial roll [or Islamabad Bar Council roll as the case may be,] from amongst themselves. [(2) The number of members to be elected to the Provincial Bar Councils [and Islamabad Bar Council] shall be as follows:

(a)Punjab Bar Council ...... 75 Sindh Bar Council ...... 33 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Bar Council ...... 28 Baluchistan Bar Council ...... 07 [Islamabad Bar Council ...... 05; and]

(b)the district-wise allocation of seats referred to in clause (a) for respective Provincial Bar Councils [and Islamabad Bar Council], shall be in accordance with the Schedule annexed hereto.} [(2A) For the purpose of election of members of a Provincial Bar Council [and Islamabad Bar Council] from a district or districts under sub-section (2), the advocates entered on the roll of [district or] group of districts as mentioned in the Schedule annexed hereto, shall constitute the electoral college}. [(3) Omitted].

(4)At an election of the members of a Provincial Bar Council [and Islamabad Bar Council] an advocate shall have as many votes as the number of members to be elected from the [district, or as the case may be, the group of districts] concerned. [(5) A member may resign his office by writing under his hand addressed to the Chairman of the Council].

(6)Omitted] Explanation: If any question arises whether an advocate is or is not, for the purposes of this Section, practicing generally in a district, it shall be referred to the Advocate-General for the Province concerned, [or Islamabad Capital Territory] whose decision thereon shall be final.