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[Subsidiary]
L.N. 199/81.
Form of articles. L.N. 199,81.
Notice of articles. L.N. 44:81. L.N. 225/83.
First Schedule, Form 5.
L.N. 199/81.
First Schedule, Form 9.
L.N. 44-81.
L.N. 199:81. L.N, 225 83.
First Schedule, Form 6.
Registration of articles. L.N. 225-83.
First Schedule. Form 7.
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Articled Clerks Rules
[1983 Ed.
(2) Subject to the written consent of the Society, paragraph (1) shall not apply to any person who entered into articles prior to 13 February 1981 and desires to enter into new or further articles under rule 13.
6B. Articles shall be in such form and contain such terms and conditions as may from time to time be determined by the Society.
7. (1) Any person desiring to be bound by articles and who is qualified to do so under rule 6A shall give not less than 2 weeks notice to the Society of his intention so to do in accordance with Form 5 in the First Schedule and shall pay to the Society the prescribed fee:
Provided that in the case of new or further articles under rule 13 notice to the Society shall be given in accordance with Form 9 in the First Schedule duly completed by the applicant and the Society may reduce such period of notice to such period as it may consider reasonable under the circumstances.
(2) A person giving notice under paragraph (1) shall furnish to the Society such evidence as the Society may reasonably require as to his character, fitness and suitability to be an articled clerk.
(3) The Society may, if it thinks fit, require the person concerned to attend before the Council or before an interviewing panel appointed by the Council and to furnish such additional evidence as to his character, fitness and suitability to be an articled clerk as the Society, the Council or such interviewing panel may consider necessary.
(4) Subject to rule 6A, if the Society is satisfied as to the character, fitness and suitability of the person concerned to be an articled clerk the Society shall, on payment of the prescribed fee, issue to him a certificate in accordance with Form 6 in the First Schedule.
8. (1) All articles shall be produced to the Secretary for registration within 1 month from the execution thereof or such further period as the Society may, in any particular case, approve. The articles shall be accompanied by-
(a) a statutory declaration as to the due execution of the articles in accordance with Form 7 in the First Schedule:
(b) a statutory declaration by the solicitor to whom the articled clerk is bound that the solicitor is duly admitted and that the solicitor complies with the requirements of section 20(1), (2) and (3) of the Ordinance;
(c) a copy of the articles for retention by the Society; and (d) the prescribed fee.
(2) Where new or further articles entered into in accordance with the provisions of rule 13 are produced to the Secretary for registration under paragraph (1), the new or further articles shall, in