Legal Practitioners.
Provided always that the Chief Justice may on special grounds and on such conditions as he may think proper, exempt any such person from complying with the formalities prescribed by this section, either absolutely or for any specified period. No such exemption shall be granted in the case of an attorney, solicitor or proctor unless notice of intention to apply therefor has been previously given by the applicant to the Society.
28. The Society shall have a general right of audience, by solicitor or counsel, on the hearing of any application for admission as a solicitor, or touching any matter affecting the qualification, service or examination of articled clerks, or the removal from or restoration to the roll or suspension from practice of solicitors, or affecting the privileges, restrictions and offences in connexion with the practice of a solicitor. In any such case, whether seeking audience or not, the Society shall be served with copies of all necessary documents filed with the registrar.
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Society's general right of audience.
29. Every person who applies to be admitted and enrolled under section 25 or 26 as a solicitor shall, before admission, subscribe the oath of allegiance in the form prescribed by the Promissory Oaths Ordinance, and (Cap. 90.) also the oath following-
I, A.B., do swear (or solemnly, sincerely and truly declare and affirm) that I will truly and honestly demean myself in the practice of solicitor, according to the best of my knowledge and ability. So help me God. (The last four words shall be omitted in the case of a declaration or affirmation.)
30. (1) The registrar shall keep, in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance and of any regulations made thereunder, lists (in this Ordinance referred to as "the roll") of all barristers and solicitors admitted under sections 25 and 26.
(2) The registrar shall have the custody of the roll and of all documents relating thereto, and shall allow any person to inspect the roll during office hours without payment.
(3) The registrar, upon production of an admission signed by the Chief Justice, and in the case of a solicitor on payment to the Law Society by such solicitor of a fee not...
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c. 37, s. 2.