70.
Savings for persons authorised to conduct legal proceedings.
71.
Office of Supreme Court-Jurisdiction,
72.
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37 of 1948.
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74.
Repeals.
Provisions as to examination, admission, etc., to apply
from date of this Ordinance.
Fees to Registrar.
SCHEDULES :
FIRST SCHEDULE.
SECOND SCHEDULE.—Universities recognised for cer-
tain purposes of this Ordinance.
THIED SCHEDULE.-Regulations as to Examination. FOURTH SCHEDULE.--Table of Fees payable to the
Registrar.
FIFTH SCHEDULE-Table of Fees payable to the
Society.
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Í assent.
Governor.
15th July,
1948.
An Ordinance o peal and replace the Legal Practitioners
Ordinance, 1871.
[15th July, 1948.]
Be it enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Legal Practitioners Short dide. Ordinance, 1948.
2. In this Ordinance-
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Interpretation
tion of
(a) articlea "include any contract in writing whereby and construc- any person is bound to serve apprenticeship as clerk to a solicitor reference. and shall include any such contract duly entered into prior to the 22 and 23 date of this Ordinance;
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(6) ** client ** (except in relation to non-contentious 37 1.81 business) includes any person who as principal or on behalf of another person retains or employs, or is about to retain or employ, a solicitor, and any person who is or may be liable to pay a solicitor's costs;
(c)
Society
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"the Committee or The Committee of the Law means the committee of the Society elected in accordance with the provisions of its articles of association;
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(4) contentious business" includes any business done
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by a solicitor in any court, whether as a solicitor or as an advocate; (4) costs includea fees, charges, disbursements, expenses and remuneration;
jurisdiction;
"the court JH
means the Supreme Court in its original
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(g) the Law Society or the Society means the Incorporated Law Society of Hong Kong;
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