Legal Practitioners.
(b) not being a qualified notary public either directly or indirectly practises or acts as a notary public, shall upon summary conviction be liable to a fine of two thousand dollars.
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not
1
person to act as solicitor.
Geo. 5
39. (1) No unqualified person shall act as solicitor, or as such sue out any writ or process, or commence, carry on or defend any action, suit or other proceeding, in the name of any other person or in his own name, in any court of civil or criminal jurisdiction or act as a solicitor in any cause or matter, civil or criminal, to be heard or determined before any court, magistrate or justices.
(2) If any person contravenes the provisions of this section he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and of contempt of the court in which the action, suit, cause, matter or proceeding in relation to which he so acts is brought or taken and may be punished accordingly and shall be incapable of maintaining any action for any costs in respect of anything done by him in the course of so acting, and shall, in addition to any other penalty or forfeiture and any disability to which he may be subject, be liable for each such offence to a penalty of one thousand dollars to be recovered, with full costs of action, by action brought in the court, by the Society with the sanction of the Attorney General. Any penalty recovered under this section shall be deemed to be a penalty due to the Crown and shall be paid into the general revenue of the Colony.
c. 37, s. 45.
Penalty for
solicitor.
22 and 23
pretending to
40. Any unqualified person who wilfully pretends to be, or takes or uses any name, title, addition or description implying that he is qualified or recognized by law as qualified to act as a solicitor, shall be liable on summary conviction
c. 37, s. 46.
to a fine of five hundred dollars.
unqualified
person
preparing certain instruments.
41. (1) Any unqualified person, not being a qualified
Penalty on
barrister or a qualified notary public who, unless he proves that the act was not done for or in expectation of any fee, gain or reward, either directly or indirectly, draws or prepares
22 and 23
any instrument relating to movable or immovable estate, or any legal proceedings, shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine of two thousand dollars.
(2) Notwithstanding anything in the Magistrates Ordinance, proceedings in respect of any offence under this section
Geo. 5 c. 37, s. 47.
(Cap. 227.)
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Legal Practitioners.
(b) not being a qualified notary public either directly or
indirectly practises or acts as a notary public, shall upon summary conviction be liable to a fine of two thousand dollars.
[CAP. 159
not
1
person to act as solicitor.
Geo. 5
39. (1) No unqualified person shall act as solicitor, or Unqualified as such sue out any writ or process, or commence, carry on or defend any action, suit or other proceeding, in the name 22 and 23 of any other person or in his own name, in any court of civil or criminal jurisdiction or act as a solicitor in any cause or matter, civil or criminal, to be heard or determined before any court, magistrate or justices.
(2) If any person contravenes the provisions of this section he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and of contempt of the court in which the action, suit, cause, matter of pro- ceeding in relation to which he so acts is brought or taken and may be punished accordingly and shall be incapable of main- taining any action for any costs in respect of anything done by him in the course of so acting, and shall, in addition to any other penalty or forfeiture and any disability to which he may be subject, be liable for each such offence to a penalty of one thousand dollars to be recovered, with full costs of action, by action brought in the court, by the Society with the sanction of the Attorney General. Any penalty recovered under this section shall be deemed to be a penalty due to the Crown and shall be paid into the general revenue of the Colony.
c. 37, s. 45.
Penalty for
elicitor. 22 and 23
pretending to
40. Any unqualified person who wilfully pretends to be, or takes or uses any name, title, addition or discription implying that he is qualified or recognized by law as qualified to act as a solicitor, shall be liable on summary conviction c. 37, s. 46. to a fine of five hundred dollars.
unqualified
person
preparing certain instruments.
41. (1) Any unqualified person, not being a qualified Penalty on barrister or a qualified notary public who, unless he proves that the act was not done for or in expectation of any fee, gain or reward, either directly or indirectly, draws or prepares 22 and 23 any instrument relating to movable or immovable estate, or any legal proceedings, shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine of two thousand dollars.
(2) Notwithstanding anything in the Magistrates Ordin- ance, proceedings in respect of any offence under this section
Geo. 5 c. 37, s. 47.
(Cap. 227.)
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