2. Interpretation
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In this Act—
“annual subscription” means the annual subscription payable under section 12;
“Appeals Commission” means the Appeals (Professional Misconduct) Commission established under section 40;
“attorney-at-law” means a person whose name is entered on the Roll in accordance with this Act;
“Bar Association” means the Bar Association of Saint Lucia established under section 3;
“certificate of enrolment” means the certificate of enrolment issued under section 19;
“client” includes—
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(a) in relation to contentious business any person who as principal or on behalf of another person retains or employs any attorney-at-law and any person who is or may be liable to pay to an attorney-at-law costs for such business; and
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(b) in relation to non-contentious business, any person who, as a principal or on behalf of another or as a trustee or executor or in any other capacity, has power, express or implied, to retain or employ and retains or employs an attorney-at-law for such business;
“Code of Ethics” means the Code of Ethics set out in Schedule 3;
“Committee” means the disciplinary committee established under section 36;
“costs” includes fees for any legal business done by an attorney-at-law;
“Council” means the Council of the Bar Association constituted under section 4;
“Council of Legal Education” means the Council of Legal Education established under Articles 1-4 of the Agreement Establishing the Council of Legal Education as set out in Schedule 7;
“Court” means the High Court;
“fees” includes charges, disbursements, expenses and remuneration;
“firm” means a partnership or associateship of attorneys-at-law;
“minor traffic offence” means an offence relating to road traffic for which the punishment is a fine only;
“notary” means an attorney-at-law performing the functions of a notary royal in accordance with Part 6;
“practice law” means practice as a barrister or solicitor or an attorney-at-law, or the undertaking or performing of the functions of a barrister or solicitor or attorney-at-law as provided or recognised by any law before or after the coming into force of this Act;
“practicing certificate” means a certificate issued under section 23;
“prescribed” means prescribed in the Regulations;
“Queen's Counsel” means an attorney-at-law who is a member of the Bar Association upon whom the rank of Queen's Counsel has been bestowed by the Governor General upon the recommendation of the Chief Justice;
“Registrar” means the Registrar of the High Court;
“Regulations” means Regulations made under section 67;
“Roll” means the list of attorneys-at-law kept by the Registrar in accordance with section 13;
“unqualified person” means a person who under section 21 is disqualified from practising law.
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(Amended by Act 8 of 2007)