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70.

71.

Savings for persons authorised to conduct legal proceedings. Office of Supreme Court-Jurisdiction. Repeals.

HONG KONG

37 or 1948.

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74.

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.

Third Scaenple.-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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I assent.

Governor.

15th July, 1948.

An Ordinalice or peal and replace the Legal Practitionera

Ordinance, 1871.

[15th July, 1948.]

Be it enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice sud consent of the Legislative Council thereof;

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Legal Practitioners Short tide. Ordinance, 1948.

2. In this Ordinance-

Interpretation and "construc-

(0) articles "include any contract in writing whereby of any person is bound to serve apprenticeship as clerk to a solicitor references. and shall include any such contract duly entered into prior to the date of this Ordinance;

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(b) ** 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) "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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(0) contentious business" includes any business done by a solicitor in any court, whether as a solicitor or as an advocate; (*) Costa includea fees, charges, disbursements, expenses and remuneration;

jurisdiction;

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"the court H

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;