Legal Officers.
General such provision shall be deemed to have been repealed hereby and the provisions of this section substituted in lieu thereof.
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of signature
General.
9. Any certificate purporting to be a certificate given by the Attorney General under the provisions of section 4 of hereof and any document purporting to bear the fiat of or express the consent of the Attorney General shall be received as prima facie evidence in any proceeding without proof being given that the signature to such certificate or document is that of the Attorney General.
Costs.
10. (1) It shall be lawful for the Chief Justice to make rules providing either generally or specially for the fees and costs of legal officers in contentious and non-contentious matters: Provided that no such rules shall be binding until the same have been approved by resolution of the Legislative Council and have been published in the Gazette.
(2) Any costs and fees received by a legal officer hereunder shall be paid into the general revenue of the Colony.
[11]
Governor
Schedule.
11. It shall be lawful for the Governor by order to amend the Schedule in any manner consistent with the Appropriation Ordinance from time to time in force.
[12]
Right to practise as barrister or solicitor after ceasing to be
12. Nothing in this Ordinance contained shall-
(a) be deemed to confer upon a person who has not been duly admitted any right to practise as barrister or solicitor after he has ceased to be a legal officer; or
(b) detract from the professional status of any legal officer or affect the right of any duly admitted person to practise as a barrister or solicitor as the case may be after he has ceased to be a legal officer.
[13]
SCHEDULE.
[ss. 2, 3 and 11.]
Attorney General
Solicitor General
Crown Solicitor
Registrar General
Legal Draftsman
Crown Counsel
Assistant Crown Solicitor
Deputy Registrar General.
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Legal Officers.
General such provision shall be deemed to have been repealed hereby and the provisions of this section substituted in lieu thereof.
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of signature
General.
9. Any certificate purporting to be a certificate given Evidence by the Attorney General under the provisions of section 4 of Attorney hereof and any document purporting to bear the fiat of or express the consent of the Attorney General shall be received as prima facie evidence in any proceeding without proof being given that the signature to such certificate or document is that of the Attorney General.
costs.
10. (1) It shall be lawful for the Chief Justice to make Fees and rules providing either generally or specially for the fees and costs of legal officers in contentious and non-contentious matters: Provided that no such rules shall be binding until the same have been approved by resolution of the Legislative Council and have been published in the Gazette.
(2) Any costs and fees received by a legal officer here- under shall be paid into the general revenue of the Colony.
[11]
Governor
Schedule.
11. It shall be lawful for the Governor by order to Power of the amend the Schedule in any manner consistent with the to amend Appropriation Ordinance from time to time in force.
[12]
Right to practise as barrister or solicitor after ceasing to be
12. Nothing in this Ordinance contained shall- (a) be deemed to confer upon a person who has not
been duly admitted any right to practise as barrister or solicitor after he has ceased to be a legal provisions of officer; or
a
(b) detract from the professional status of any legal officer or affect the right of any duly admitted person to practise as a barrister or solicitor as the case may be after he has ceased to be a legal officer. [13]
SCHEDULE.
[ss. 2, 3 and 11.]
a legal officer unaffected by
Ordinance.
Attorney General Solicitor General Crown Solicitor
Registrar General
Legal Draftsman
Crown Counsel
Assistant Crown Solicitor Deputy Registrar General.
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