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6. Practitioner members

An attorney-at-law who is a member of the Bar Association and who holds a valid practising certificate is a practitioner member of the Bar Association. (Substituted by Act 18 of 2001)

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6. Practitioner members

1. Short title

2. Interpretation

3. Establishment of Bar Association

4. Management of Bar Association

5. Purposes of Bar Association

6. Practitioner members

7. Non-practitioner members

8. Honorary members

9. Privileges of and prohibitions on members

10. Expulsion and suspension of rights and privileges

11. Termination of membership

12. Annual subscription

13. Roll

14. Registration of persons entitled to practise before commencement

15. Admission of citizens to practise

16. Eligibility and admission of non-citizens

17. Appeal

18. Oath

19. Certificate of enrolment

20. Status of attorney-at-law

21. Prohibition on practise

22. Liability for negligence and lack of skill

23. Practising certificate

24. Issue or refusal of practising certificate

25. Suspension of practising certificate

26. Law officers and members of Cabinet as attorney-at-law

27. Law officers exempt

28. Voluntary removal from the roll

29. Removal from roll and suspension from practice

30. Expiration of suspension to be noted on roll

31. Application to high court

32. Procedure on application

33. Power to make rules as to accounts

34. Council's control of accounts in certain circumstances

35. Rules to govern professional practice

36. Disciplinary committee

37. Complaints to committee

38. Disciplinary proceedings

39. Powers of committee

40. Appeal from committee

41. Disciplinary proceedings by High Court

42. Saving of jurisdiction of courts

43. Attorneys-at-law not to act as agent for unqualified person

44. Attorney-at-law not to commence or defend actions whilst in prison

45. Employment of person suspended from practice

46. Unqualified person acting through attorney-at-law

47. Unlawful practice and similar offences

48. Unauthorised person seeking employment

49. Interpretation of this Part

50. Payments in advance and accountability

51. No action on bills of costs without taxation

52. Rules as to costs for non-contentious business

53. Agreement for remuneration for non-contentious business

54. Attorney as a notary

55. Disposal of original deeds

56. Disposal of original deeds of deceased notary

57. Temporary absence of notary

58. Certifying of copies of deeds executed before other notary

59. Completion of work left undone by notary

60. Power to make rules of court

61. Insurance or other provision for professional negligence

62. Pending applications for admission

63. Pending disciplinary proceedings

64. References to “barristers” or to “solicitors”

65. Period of qualifications as an attorney-at-law

66. Saving of enactments restricting non-citizens

67. Regulations

Schedule 1

Schedule 2

Schedule 4

Schedule 5

1. Short title

2. Interpretation

3. Establishment of Bar Association

4. Management of Bar Association

5. Purposes of Bar Association

7. Non-practitioner members

8. Honorary members

9. Privileges of and prohibitions on members

10. Expulsion and suspension of rights and privileges

11. Termination of membership

12. Annual subscription

13. Roll

14. Registration of persons entitled to practise before commencement

15. Admission of citizens to practise

16. Eligibility and admission of non-citizens

17. Appeal

18. Oath

19. Certificate of enrolment

20. Status of attorney-at-law

21. Prohibition on practise

22. Liability for negligence and lack of skill

23. Practising certificate

24. Issue or refusal of practising certificate

25. Suspension of practising certificate

26. Law officers and members of Cabinet as attorney-at-law

27. Law officers exempt

28. Voluntary removal from the roll

29. Removal from roll and suspension from practice

30. Expiration of suspension to be noted on roll

31. Application to high court

32. Procedure on application

33. Power to make rules as to accounts

34. Council's control of accounts in certain circumstances

35. Rules to govern professional practice

36. Disciplinary committee

37. Complaints to committee

38. Disciplinary proceedings

39. Powers of committee

40. Appeal from committee

41. Disciplinary proceedings by High Court

42. Saving of jurisdiction of courts

43. Attorneys-at-law not to act as agent for unqualified person

44. Attorney-at-law not to commence or defend actions whilst in prison

45. Employment of person suspended from practice

46. Unqualified person acting through attorney-at-law

47. Unlawful practice and similar offences

48. Unauthorised person seeking employment

49. Interpretation of this Part

50. Payments in advance and accountability

51. No action on bills of costs without taxation

52. Rules as to costs for non-contentious business

53. Agreement for remuneration for non-contentious business

54. Attorney as a notary

55. Disposal of original deeds

56. Disposal of original deeds of deceased notary

57. Temporary absence of notary

58. Certifying of copies of deeds executed before other notary

59. Completion of work left undone by notary

60. Power to make rules of court

61. Insurance or other provision for professional negligence

62. Pending applications for admission

63. Pending disciplinary proceedings

64. References to “barristers” or to “solicitors”

65. Period of qualifications as an attorney-at-law

66. Saving of enactments restricting non-citizens

67. Regulations

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