Citation and
COMMUNCK-
ment.
(16 of 1964).
Interprero- tion.
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LEGAL PRACTITIONERS ORDINANCE, 1964.
(No. 16 of 1964).
STUDENTS RULES, 1964.
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 73 of the Legal Practitioners Ordinance, 1964, the Committee of the Incorporated Law Society of Hong Kong, with the approval of the Chief Justice, has made the following rules-
1.
PART I.
Citation, CoMMENCEMENT AND INTERPRETATION.
These rules may be cited as the Students Rules, 1964 and sball come into operation on the day appointed for the commencement of section 73 of the Legal Practitioners Ordinance, 1964.
2. In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires— "articles" includes new articles, further articles, assigned articles and
supplementary articles;
"English Law Society" means the Law Society of England and Wales. *intermediate examination" means the examination of that name set by the English Law Society, and held in two parts, namely, the law portion and the trust accounts and bookkeeping portion, whether held in the Colony or in England;
"Part I examination" and "Part II examination" mean respectively
Parts 1 and 11 of the qualifying examination; "preliminary examination” means the examination of that name sol by the English Law Society under the provisions of the Students Regulations, 1962, whether held in the Colony or in England; "prescribed fee" means such fee as may be prescribed by rules made
under section 72 of the Ordinance:
"qualifying examination" means the examination of that name set by the English Law Society under the provisions of the Students Regulations, 1962, and held in two parts, whether held in the Colony or in England;
"Students Regulations, 1962” means the regulations of that name made by the English Law Society and any regulations amending or replacing the same; and
"University" means the University of Hong Kong.
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PART II.
ENROLMENT,
carolment.
3. (1) Except as is provided by rule 20, a person may not present Consent to himself for the qualifying examination or either part thereof or enter into articles unless he has enrolled as a student in accordance with the provisions of rule 4.
(2) A person desiring to eurol as a student shall
First Schedule,
(a) give to the Society not less than six weeks' notice in writing
thereof in accordance with Form 1 of the First Schedule; (b) furnish to the Society such evidence as the Society may reason* Form 1.
ably require that he has attained the requisite standard of general education and as to his character and fitness and suitability to be an articled clerk; and
(c) pay to the Society the prescribed fee.
(3) If the Society is satisfied that the person concerned has attained the requisite standard of general education prescribed by paragraph (5) and as to his character and fitness and suitability to be an articled clerk, the Society shall issue to him a certificate of consent to his enrolment as a student, in accordance with Form 2 of First the First Schedule.
(4) Before a consent is issued in accordance with paragraph (3), the Society may, if it thinks fit, require the person concerned to attend before the Committee or before an interviewing panel appointed by the Committee and to furnish such additional evidence as to his character. fitness and suitability to be an articled clerk as the Society, the Com- mittee or such interviewing panel may consider necessary.
(5) A person shall be deemed to have attained the requisite standard of education if he has attained the standard laid down by regulation 6 of the Students Regulations, 1962, or if he has passed the matriculation examination of the University or such other examination as would permit him to enter the University without further examination or has obtained from the Chief Justice an order entitling him to be treated for the purpose of this rule as though he had attained the requisite standard of general education.
Schedule, Form 2.
4. (1) The Registrar, on written application in accordance with Enrolment. Form 3 in the First Schedule made to him together with the Society's First consent to enrolment in accordance with rule 3 and on payment of Schedule, the prescribed fee, shall enrol the person concerned as a student.
Farm 3.
(2) The Registrar, on enrolling a person as a student in accordance with paragraph (1), shall issue to such person a certificate of enrolment
in accordance with Form 4 in the First Schedule and shall forward a First copy of such certificate to the Society.
Schedule, Form 4.