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examiners for the purposes of section 10. Each examiner shall receive for his services such sum as the Governor in Council may by regulation prescribe, and the amount required for the payment of the examiners shall be paid by the candidate, or, if there be more than one candidate, by the candidates in equal shares, before the beginning of the examination.
12. Until regulations for such preliminary and final examinations are made as aforesaid and so far as the same may be incomplete and may omit to provide for any particular matters or things, the examiners may conform, so far as may be practicable, to the regulations by which the examinations of persons intending to become bound under articles of clerkship, and of candidates for admission to practise as solicitors in England are respectively governed and directed.
13. (1) The examiners shall certify the result of every such preliminary or final examination to the court within one week from the completion of the same or within such further time as the court may allow.
(2) Every such certificate shall be in writing signed by the examiners or any two or more of them, of whom the Attorney General shall be one, and shall state to the effect that the examiners or the majority of them find that the candidate is or is not fit to become bound under articles as aforesaid or to act as a solicitor, as the case may be, or that the examiners have not been able to come to any finding as to his fitness in that behalf.
14. If the examiners or the majority of them present at any such final examination find that the candidate is fit, he shall be admitted to practise accordingly; but if they or the said majority find that he is not fit or come to no finding, the candidate may, on his petition to the court, be heard in support of his qualification and claim to such admission; and if the court grants the prayer of his petition, he shall be admitted accordingly, notwithstanding any such finding or want of finding as aforesaid.
15. Except in any case where the court, on special application, gives leave to the contrary, no admission shall be granted, whether on such certificate or on such petition as aforesaid, after certi-
* As amended by Law Rev. Ord., 1937.
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LEGAL PRACTITIONERS.
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examiners for the purposes of section 10. Each examiner shall receive for his services such sum as the Governor in Council may by regulation prescribe, and the amount required for the payment of the examiners shall be paid by the candidate, or, if there be more than one candidate, by the candidates in equal shares, before the beginning of the examination.
12. Until regulations for such preliminary and final Conduct of
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examinations are made as aforesaid and so far as the same in default of may be incomplete and may omit to provide for any particular regulations. matters or things, the examiners may conform, so far as may be practicable, to the regulations by which the examinations of persons intending to become bound under articles of clerkship, and of candidates for admission to practise as solicitors in England are respectively governed and directed.
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13. (1) The examiners shall certify the result of every such Certificate of preliminary or final examination to the court within one week from the completion of the same or within such further time as the court may allow.
(2) Every such certificate shall be in writing signed by the examiners or any two or more of them, of whom the Attorney General shall be one, and shall state to the effect that the examiners or the majority of them find that the candidate is or is not fit to become bound under articles as aforesaid or to act as a solicitor, as the case may be, or that the examiners have not been able to come to any finding as to his fitness in that behalf.
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14. If the examiners or the majority of them present at any Admission of
successful such final examination find that the candidate is fit, he shall candidate, be admitted to practise accordingly; but if they or the said and right of majority find that he is not fit or come to no finding, the appeal of candidate may, on his petition to the court, be heard in support candidate, of his qualification and claim to such admission; and if the at final court grants the prayer of his petition, he shall be admitted accordingly, notwithstanding any such finding or want of finding as aforesaid.
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15. Except in any case where the court, on special Time of application, gives leave to the contrary, no admission shall be after certi- granted, whether on such certificate or on such petition as ficate, etc.
* As amended by Law Rev. Ord., 1937.
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