1989 Ed.]
Legal Practitioners
Section
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CHAPTER 159
LEGAL PRACTITIONERS ORDINANCE
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
Page
PART I
SHORT TITLE AND INTERPRETATION
1. Short title 5
2. Interpretation 5
PART II
SOLICITORS
3. Power of Court to admit solicitors 7
4. Qualifications for admission 9
5. Roll of solicitors 9
6. Practising certificates-solicitors 10
7. Qualifications for practising as solicitor 11
7A. 12
8. Solicitors may exercise functions of commissioner for oaths 12
9. Accountant's reports 13
10. Appointment of Disciplinary Committee 13
11. Powers of a Disciplinary Committee 13
12. Ancillary powers of a Disciplinary Committee 14
13. Findings of a Disciplinary Committee 15
14. Appeal and saving 16
15. Applications to Court 16
16. Application with respect to allegations. 17
17. Restrictions on powers to strike names off roll 17
18. Council may inspect proceedings in bankruptcy 17
19. Removal from roll 18
20. Winding-up, etc. of business of solicitors struck off or suspended 18
21. Restrictions on taking articled clerks. 18
22. Power to prohibit taking articled clerks 19
23. Power to discharge articles in certain cases 20
24. Discharge of articles in cases of bankruptcy, etc. 20
25. Society's general right of audience 20
26. Expenses of Disciplinary Committee and of Society. 21
27. Statutory provisions to prevail over Society's articles 21
26AA. Abolition of enrolled student status 21
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