Legal Practitioners (Women) Act : Short title and extent. Indian Bare Acts :

Legal Practitioners (Women) Act,1923

Act No : 23

Section : Short title and extent.

THE LEGAL PRACTITIONERS (WOMEN) ACT, 1923ACT NO. 23 OF 1923[2nd April, 1923.]An Act for the removal of doubts regarding the right of women to beenrolled and to practise as legal practitioners.WHEREAS it is expedient to remove certain doubts which have arisen asto the right of women to be enrolled and to practise as legalpractitioners; It is hereby enacted as follows:--1. Short title and extent.- (1) This Act may be called the LegalPractitioners (Women) Act, 1923.1*[(2) It extends to the whole of India except 2*[the territorieswhich, immediately before the 1st November, 1956, were comprised inPart B States.]