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(3) Every member of a Disciplinary Committee shall have the like protection and privileges, in relation to any action or suit brought against him for any act done or omitted to be done in the execution of his duties as such member, as is given by any law to a magistrate acting in the execution of his office.

(4) All proceedings of a Disciplinary Committee and any order made in accordance with the provisions of section 10 shall be privileged.

12. Findings of a Disciplinary Committee

(1) Every order made by a Disciplinary Committee shall be prefaced by a statement of its finding in relation to the facts of the case and shall be signed by the Chairman or by some other member authorized by the Disciplinary Committee in that behalf.

(2) A signed copy of every order in relation to a solicitor shall be filed with the Registrar who shall forthwith enter a note of the order on the roll of solicitors in connection with the name of the solicitor, and where the order so directs shall remove or strike out the same, and shall cause every order for suspension or striking out to be published in the Gazette within 14 days of his receipt of a copy of the order.

(3) Payment of any penalty or costs ordered to be paid by the Disciplinary Committee may, on the application of any member of the Disciplinary Committee or, in the case of costs, by the party in whose favour the order is made, be enforced by writ of execution issued out of the Court on the production of a copy of the order signed by the Chairman or other authorized member of the Disciplinary Committee and the rules of the Court shall, so far as applicable, apply to any such execution.

(4) A Disciplinary Committee, on the application of any party against whom an order for payment of a penalty or costs is made, may order that the same may be paid by instalments or that payment may be deferred for such period as the Disciplinary Committee shall think fit.

(5) (a) Every application for an order for payment by instalments, or for the deferring of payment, may be made at the hearing or, within 14 days after the date of the order for payment of penalty or costs, by notice in writing to the Disciplinary Committee and to all parties who were represented at the hearing.

(b) Upon receipt of any such notice, the Disciplinary Committee shall, within 14 days, notify the applicant and all such other parties of the date upon which such application will be heard by the Disciplinary Committee.

(c) There shall be no right of appeal from the decision of the Disciplinary Committee on any such application.