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Services may act as solicitor for a person having a relevant association with Her Majesty's forces in criminal proceed- ings against such person if-

(a) the officer has filed with the Registrar of the Supreme Court a certificate, signed by the Com- mander, British Forces, that the officer is an officer of the Army Legal Services or of the Royal Air Force Legal Services, as the case may be, and an affidavit of identity in such form as may be approved by the Chief Justice; and

(b) the officer has satisfied the Chief Justice that be in a member of the Bar or a solicitor in England or Northern Ireland or an advocate or solicitor in Scotland.":

(b) by inserting after subsection (1) the following new subsection-

*1A) lo subsection (1) a person having a relevant association with Her Majesty's forces" means a person of one or other of the following descriptions, that is to say—– (a) a member of Her Majesty's forces or a member

of a civilian component of any of those forces; (b) a person who is a dependant of any such member.".

Passed by the Hong Kong Legislative Council this 8th day of December, 1976.

B

Clerk in the Legislative Council

This printed impression has been carefully compared by me with the bith, and is found by me to be a true and correctly printed copy of the said b

I assent

Mr. Matcha

Gavemor.

33rd December, 1976.

Clerk to the Legislative Council.