4. Bar Council of India.
(1) There shall be a Bar Council for the territories to which this Act extends to be known as the Bar Council of India which shall consist of the following members, namely—
(a) the Attorney-General of India, ex officio;
(b) the Solicitor-General of India, ex officio;
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(c) one member elected by each State Bar Council from amongst its members.
(1A) No person shall be eligible for being elected as a member of the Bar Council of India unless he possesses the qualifications specified in the proviso to sub-section (2) of section 3.
(2) There shall be a Chairman and a Vice-Chairman of the Bar Council of India elected by the Council in such manner as may be prescribed.
(2A) A person holding office as Chairman or as Vice-Chairman of the Bar Council of India immediately before the commencement of the Advocates (Amendment) Act, 1977, shall, on such commencement, cease to hold office as Chairman or Vice-Chairman, as the case may be:
Provided that such person shall continue to carry on the duties of his office until the Chairman or the Vice-Chairman, as the case may be, of the Council, elected after the commencement of the Advocates (Amendments) Act, 1977, assumes charge of the office.
(3) The term of office of a member of the Bar Council of India elected by the State Bar Council shall—
(i) in the case of a member of a State Bar Council who holds office ex-officio, be two years from the date of his election or till he ceases to be a member of the State Bar Council, whichever is earlier; and
(ii) in any other case, be for the period for which he holds office as a member of the State Bar Council:
Provided that every such member shall continue to hold office as a member of the Bar Council of India until his successor is elected.