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CAP. 159]
Legal Practitioners
【1989 Ed.
49. Solicitor not to act as agent for unqualified person
(1) No solicitor shall wilfully and knowingly-
(a) act as agent in any action or in any matter in bankruptcy for any unqualified person; or
(b) permit his name to be made use of in any such action or matter upon the account or for the profit of any unqualified person; or
(c) send any process to any unqualified person; or
(d) do any other act enabling any unqualified person to appear, act or practise in any respect as a solicitor in any such action or matter.
(2) Where it appears to a Disciplinary Committee or to the Court that a solicitor has acted in contravention of this section, the Disciplinary Committee or the Court shall order his name to be struck off the roll of solicitors.
(3) Where the Court orders the name of a solicitor to be struck off the roll in respect of an offence under this section, it may further order that the unqualified person who was enabled by the conduct of the offender to act or practise as a solicitor shall be imprisoned for any period not exceeding 1 year.
[cf. 1957 c. 27 s. 34 U.K.]
50. No costs for unqualified person
No costs in respect of anything done by an unqualified person acting as a solicitor shall be recoverable in any action, suit or matter by any person whomsoever.
[cf. 1957 c. 27 s. 23 U.K.]
51A. Recovery of moneys in certain cases
Nothing in section 45(2)(b) or in section 50 shall prevent the recovery of moneys paid or to be paid by a solicitor on behalf of a client in respect of anything done by the solicitor while acting for the client without holding a practising certificate in force provided that such moneys would have been recoverable if that solicitor had held such a certificate in force when so acting.
51. Application of penal provisions to body corporate
(Added 25 of 1968 s. 12) [cf. 1965 c. 31 s. 7 U.K.]
(1) If any act is done by a body corporate, or by any director, officer or servant thereof, of such a nature or in such a manner as to be calculated to imply that the body corporate is qualified or recognized by law as qualified to act as a solicitor, the body corporate shall be guilty of an offence and shall be
36
CAP. 159]
Legal Practitioners
【1989 Ed.
49. Solicitor not to act as agent for unqualified person
(1) No solicitor shall wilfully and knowingly-
(a) act as agent in any action or in any matter in bankruptcy for any
unqualified person; or
(b) permit his name to be made use of in any such action or matter
upon the account or for the profit of any unqualified person; or (c) send any process to any unqualified person; or
(d) do any other act enabling any unqualified person to appear, act or practise in any respect as a solicitor in any such action or
matter.
(2) Where it appears to a Disciplinary Committee or to the Court that a solicitor has acted in contravention of this section, the Disciplinary Committee or the Court shall order his name to be struck off the roll of solicitors.
(3) Where the Court orders the name of a solicitor to be struck off the roll in respect of an offence under this section, it may further order that the unqualified person who was enabled by the conduct of the offender to act or practise as a solicitor shall be imprisoned for any period not exceeding 1 year.
[cf. 1957 c. 27 s, 34 U.K.]
50. No costs for unqualified person
No costs in respect of anything done by an unqualified person acting as a solicitor shall be recoverable in any action, suit or matter by any person whomsoever.
[cf. 1957 c. 27 s. 23 U.K.]
51A. Recovery of moneys in certain cases
Nothing in section 45(2)(b) or in section 50 shall prevent the recovery of moneys paid or to be paid by a solicitor on behalf of a client in respect of anything done by the solicitor while acting for the client without holding a practising certificate in force provided that such moneys would have been recoverable if that solicitor had held such a certificate in force when so acting.
51. Application of penal provisions to body corporate
(Added 25 of 1968 s. 12) [cf. 1965 c. 31 s. 7 U.K.]
(1) If any act is done by a body corporate, or by any director, officer or servant thereof, of such a nature or in such a manner as to be calculated to imply that the body corporate is qualified or recognized by law as qualified to act as a solicitor, the body corporate shall be guilty of an offence and shall be
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