Republic of the Union of Myanmar
State Administration Council
Law Amending Bar Council Act
State Administration Council Law No 61/2021
8th Waning of Thadingyut 1383 ME
28 October 2021
THE State Administration Council has issued this law in accord with Section 419 of the Constitution of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar.
1. This law shall be called Law Amending Bar Council Act.
2. Section 4 of the Bar Council Act shall be substituted as follows: -
“4. The Bar Council shall be organized as follows: -
(a) Union Minister/ Union Attorney-General Chairman
Ministry of Legal Affairs
(b) One Union Supreme Court Judge nominated by Union Chief Justice Vice-Chairman
(c) Deputy Minister/Deputy Attorney-General Member
Ministry of Legal Affairs
(d) Three advocates nominated by Union Supreme Court Member
(e) Three advocates nominated by Union Minister/Union Attorney-General Member
(f) Director-General, Union Supreme Court Member
(g) Director-General, Ministry of Legal Affairs Secretary
3. The Bar Council Act Section 5 shall be removed.
4. The word “Union Attorney-General Office” mentioned in Sections 20 and 21 of the Bar Council Act shall be substituted with “Ministry of Legal Affairs”.
5. The Bar Council Act Section 22 shall be substituted as follows: -
“22. The Ministry of Legal Affairs shall fix the contributions for the members of Bar Council who are not civil servants with the approval of the Union Government.”
I hereby is signed it under Section 419 of the Constitution.
Sd/ Min Aung Hlaing
Senior General
Chairman
State Administration Council