Legal Practitioners and Bar Councils Act, 1973 — section 5A

5A. Qualifications for membership of a Provincial Bar Council [and Islamabad Bar Council]..—A person shall be qualified to be elected as a member of a Provincial Bar Council [and the Islamabad Bar Council] if he: [(a) is on the roll of advocates of High Court maintained by the concerned Provincial Bar Council [and Islamabad Bar Council], [for not less than ten years;

(b)has, on the day of filing of the nomination paper, been an advocate for not less than [fifteen] years, and has individually conducted not less than thirty decided cases;

(c)has cleared all the dues payable by him to the Provincial Bar Council [and Islamabad Bar Council] [;] and

(d)has been a voter member of a Bar Association falling in the district, or districts in the case of Karachi, from where he is a candidate for a period of not less than five years.] [Provided that for the first election of Islamabad Bar Council, the qualification required for a candidate for Punjab Bar Council shall apply to the candidate to be elected for Islamabad Bar Council.] 58a[5B. Disqualifications for membership of a Provincial Bar Council [and Islamabad Bar Council]. -- A person shall be disqualified to be elected as a member of a Provincial Bar Council [and the Islamabad Bar Council] if he,

(a)was dismissed or removed from the service of Government or of a public statutory corporation; or

(b)has been convicted for an offence involving moral turpitude, sentenced to imprisonment for a term of not less than two years, except the one released five years ago; or

(c)has furnished false information for the purposes of enrollment with a Bar Council; or

(d)has been found guilty of professional misconduct; or

(e)has been declared a tout; or

(f)is an undischarged insolvent; or

(g)is guilty of violating the Code of conduct for the Bar Councils elections framed under section(55a) of this Act.]