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Repeal and transitional. (Cap. 199). (Cap. 117)

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or enrolled in any case where it would not have been necessary for him to be admitted or enrolled if this Ordinance had not been enacted; or

(b) affect any enactment empowering any person, whether or not a solicitor or a barrister, to conduct, convene or otherwise act in relation to any legal proceedings.

76. (1) The Legal Practitioners Ordinance is repealed.

(2) Section 25 of the Stamp Ordinance is amended in sub- section (1)—

(a) by the deletion of the word and comma "barrister,”;

(b) by the deletion of the comma after the words "pharmaceutical

chemist" and the substitution therefor of the following-

"or"; and

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(c) by the deletion of the words and commas *. or solicitor,”.

(3) Notwithstanding the repeal contained in subsection (1)–— (a) any person who at the commencement of this Ordinance was a solicitor, a qualified barrister or a qualified notary within the meaning of section 2 of the repealed Ordinance shall be deemed to have been admitted and enrolled in accordance with the provisions of section 3 or 27 or registered under section 40. as the case may be, and any current practising certificate issued in accordance with the provisions of the repealed Ordinance to any such solicitor or barrister shall be deemed to have been issued to him in accordance with the provisions of section 6 or 30, as the case may be;

(b) any person who at the commencement of this Ordinance was enrolled as a student in accordance with the provisions of the repealed Ordinances may be admitted and enrolled in accord- ance with the provisions of section 3 of this Ordinance it he would have complied with the provisions of the repealed Ordinance if this Ordinance had not been enacted;

(4)

every roll kept by the Registrar in accordance with the provi- sions of section 30 of the repealed Ordinance shall be deemed to be the roll of solicitors kept by the Registrar under sec- tion 5 or the roll of barristers kept by the Registrar under section 29, as the case may be; and

(d) every special book kept by the Registrar in accordance with the provisions of section 31 of the repealed Ordinance shall be deemed to be the register of notaries public kept by the Registrar in accordance with the provisions of section 41.

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This printed impression has been carefully compared by me with the Bill which passed the Legislative Council on the 20th day of May, 1964, and is found by me to be a true and correctly printed copy of the said Bill.

OLAY

Deputy Clerk of Councils.

(Secretarial CR1/67/3231/4701)