1989 Ed.]
Legal Practitioners
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University of Hong Kong, as the case may be, and has filed in the Court an affidavit of identity in such form as may be prescribed by the Chief Justice together with an affidavit showing the manner in which he satisfies the requirements set out in section 27(1).
(Amended 25 of 1968 s. 9; 58 of 1976 s. 8)
29. Roll of barristers
(1) The Registrar shall keep a roll of all barristers admitted by the Court under section 27 and shall have custody of the roll of barristers and of all documents relating thereto and shall allow any person to inspect the roll of barristers during office hours without payment.
(2) The Registrar, upon production of a certificate of admission signed by the Chief Justice and upon payment to the Registrar of such fee as may be prescribed by the Chief Justice, shall enter upon the roll of barristers the name of the person enrolled.
(3) The Chief Justice may, if he thinks fit, at any time order the Registrar to replace on the roll of barristers the name of a barrister whose name has been removed or struck off the roll of barristers.
30. Practising certificates-barristers
(1) The Registrar, upon application in writing by a barrister in the month of November in a year and upon payment of such fee as may be prescribed by the Chief Justice and upon being satisfied in such manner as may be prescribed by the Chief Justice that the person to whom the application relates is qualified to practise as a barrister or is qualified to practise to a limited extent under section 31(2), shall issue to the applicant a practising certificate as a barrister in such form as may be prescribed by the Chief Justice for the period of one calendar year from 1 January next following the date of the application: (Amended 25 of 1968 s. 10; 58 of 1976 s. 9)
Provided that-
(a) the Registrar, in his absolute discretion and upon such condition as he may consider necessary, may permit the application for a practising certificate to be made under this subsection at any time and upon such application may issue to the applicant a practising certificate for any period not exceeding one calendar year and ending on 31 December in any year; and
(b) where the name of a barrister is removed from or struck off the roll of barristers, the practising certificate of that barrister shall automatically determine without any entitlement to any refund of the prescribed fee or of any part thereof.