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SUPPLEMENT NO. 1, JULY 16, 1948.

151

of notaries

public.

31. The registrar shall keep a special book for the registration Registration of notaries public, and every notary public who produces his notarial faculty and files in the court an affidavit of identity in such form as may be approved by the Chief Justice, shall, on payment of the prescribed fee, be entitled to be registered therein.

REMOVAL FROM THE ROLL OR REGISTER

AND SUSPENSION FROM PRACTICE OF

SOLICITORS, BARRISTERS AND OF NOTARIES PUBLIC.

off for

32. Subject as hereinafter provided no solicitor shall be liable Limit of one to have his name struck off the roll on account of any defect in year to strike his articles of clerkship, or in the registration thereof or in his itregularity service thereunder, or in his admission and enrolment, unless the in articles, application to strike his name off the roll is made within twelve service, etc. months after the date of his enrolment: Provided that this section 22 and 23

Geo. shall not apply in any case where fraud is proved to have been 5

C.37.S.12. committed in connection with the articles, registration, service, admission or enrolment.

strike off or

33. (1) The court shall have power on reasonable cause being Power of shown to remove from or strike off the roll or to suspend from court to practice any admitted and enrolled solicitor, whereupon the suspend a registrar shall enter a note of the court's order on the roll in solicitor. connection with the name of the solicitor, and where the order so directs shall remove or strike out the name.

(2) The court may in its discretion before dealing with any application or motion under this section, or at any stage of the proceedings, refer the matter in question to the Committee, with such directions to investigate and enquire into the matter or to express any views or opinions in regard thereto as the court may think fit, and adjourn the proceedings until the Committee shall have duly reported to the court upon such matters as shall have been referred to it.

(3) The court may in respect of any matter in which the Society or the Committee have been concerned under section 36 or in any case where the Society has exercised its right of audience. under any of the provisions of this Ordinance, award to the Society such costs and expenses as the Society may have incurred by the employment of counsel, solicitors or otherwise, as the court shall consider reasonable under the circumstances and may order such costs to be paid by any solicitor or person who has been the subject of any complaint enquiry or investigation or of any proceedings before the court.

34. The court shall have power on reasonable cause being Power of shown to remove from or strike off the roll or to suspend from court to practice any enrolled barrister who has been guilty of such strike off or misconduct as to make him unfit to practise, whereupon the suspend registrar shall enter a note of the court's order on the roll in connection with the name of the barrister, and where the order

so directs, shall remove or strike off the name.

barrister.

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