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"“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 por- tion, whether held in the Colony or in England;":
"Part I examination" and "Part II examination" means respec-
tively Parts I and II of the qualifying examination;"; *“preliminary examination" means in reference to preliminary examinations held after the 1st day of January, 1963, the examination of that name set by the English Law Society. under the provisions of the Students Regulations, 1962, whether held in the Colony or in England:"",
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"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 pame
made by the English Law Society:".
3, Section 3 of the principal Ordinance is repealed and replaced replacement by the following new section-
of section 3.
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of students.
3. (1) Save as provided by section 20, no person shall present himself for the qualifying examination or either part thereof or enter into articles unless he has en- rolled as a student in accordance with the provisions of this section.
(2) A person desiring to enrol as a student shall give to the Society six weeks notice in writing of such bis desire.
(3) If the Society are satisfied, on such reasonable evidence thereof as shall be furnished to them, that the person concerned has attained the requisite standard of general education laid down by this section and as to his character and fitness and suitability to be an articled clerk they shall issue him with their written consent to his enrol- ment as a student,
(4) (a) The registrar shall, on written application being made to him accompanied by the Society's consent to enrolment, enrol the person concerned as a student.
(b) The registrar shall on enrolling any person 83 aforesaid issue the said person with a certificats of enrolment and give notice of such enrolment to the Society.
(5) (a) 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 of Hong Kong or such examination as would permit him to enter the University without further examination or has obtained from the Chief Justice an order entiling him to be treated as though he had attained the requisite standard of general education.
(6) No person shall be entitled to sit for the pre- liminary examination until he has attained the age of twenty-eight years."
whi Section 4 of the principal Ordinance is repealed and replaced Repeal and by the following new section-
*Formalities
on registra- tion of articles.
4. (1) All articles and every assignment thereof sball be produced to the registrar for registration within one month after the same have been executed.
(2) On production of the articles or assignment there shall be lodged with the registrar-
(a) a statutory declaration by the solicitor to whom the articled clerk is bound of his having been duly admitted and that he satisfies the require- ments of section 7 and subsections (1) and (2) of section 8;
(b) a statutory declaration or the due execution of the
articles or assignment; and
(c) a certificate by the Society issued under the pro-
visions of subsection (3) of section 9.
(3) The registrar shall refuse to register any articles produced to him for registration unless the articled clerk to whom the articles relate has first been enrolled in accord- ance with subsection (1) of section 3.
(4) The term of service under articles or any assign- ment shall begin upon the date of execution thereof or upon such later date as may be specified therein :
Provided that if any articles or assignment are not produced to the registrar for registration within the time specified by subsection (1) service thereunder shall, unless the Society otherwise directs, be reckoned as commencing
replacement of section 4.
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