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Legal Profession Act 1966 s 24A

Legal Profession Act 1966 s 24A

s 24A Imposition of conditions while provisional practising certificates in force

24A.—(1) Where, at any time during the currency of the provisional practising certificate of a lawyer (NP), section 19 would have effect in relation to him or her by reason of any circumstances mentioned in section 19(1) if he or she were to make an application for a provisional practising certificate at that time, a Judge may, upon an application by the Attorney-General or the Council made by originating application and served upon the lawyer (NP), order that the current provisional practising certificate of the lawyer (NP) has effect subject to any conditions that the Judge thinks fit. (2) Where an order under subsection (1) is made against a lawyer (NP) by reason only of any circumstances mentioned in section 19(1)(c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h) or (i), the lawyer (NP) may, upon proof of a change in the circumstances or for any good cause, apply to a Judge by summons for a reconsideration of the matter. (3) An application under subsection (2) must be served on the Attorney-General and the Society, and the Attorney-General and the Society may appear at the hearing to make representations. (4) At the hearing of the application, the Judge is to consider all the circumstances of the case and may make such order as he or she thinks fit. (5) No appeal lies from an order made by a Judge under subsection (4). (6) Section 19(3) applies for the purposes of subsection (1) as it applies for the purposes of section 19(2)(b).[Act 37 of 2023 wef 17/07/2024]

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