Advocates Act CAP 16▤
Repeal of Cap. 16 and savings
(1) The Advocates Act is repealed. (2) Without prejudice to the generality of the application of subsection (3) of section 23 of t…
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Advocates Act CAP 16▤
General penalty
(1) Any person who is guilty of an offence under this Act for which no penalty is otherwise provided shall be liable to a fine not…
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Advocates Act CAP 16▤
Application of certain fees, etc.
All admission fees received by the Registrar under section 11(2) or 15(4), and all fees received by the Registrar in respect of re…
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Advocates Act CAP 16▤
Saving of other laws
Nothing in this Act or any rules made thereunder shall affect the provisions of any other written law empowering any unqualified p…
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Advocates Act CAP 16▤
Relief to banks
(1) Subject to this section, no bank shall, in connection with any transaction on any amount of any advocate kept with it or with…
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Advocates Act CAP 16▤
Power to make rules
(1) The Council of the Society, with the approval of the Chief Justice, may make rules with regard to— (a) the professional practi…
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Advocates Act CAP 16▤
Betrayal of trust
Any person who, being an advocate, is entrusted in his professional capacity with any money, valuable security or other property t…
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Advocates Act CAP 16▤
Right to legal representation
Any advocate against whom a complaint is made or any complainant under Part X or this Part, may be represented by an advocate.
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Advocates Act CAP 16▤
Immunity for members of Tribunal
No member of the Tribunal, nor any person who is or was at any material time a member, or the secretary, thereof, shall be liable…
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Advocates Act CAP 16▤
Penalties for failure to comply with order of Tribunal
Any person who, without good and lawful excuse, contravenes or fails to comply with any order, notice or direction of the Tribunal…
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Advocates Act CAP 16▤
Authentication of rules and other documents
Subject to section 75, all rules, certificates, notices and other documents made or issued by the Tribunal for any purpose whatsoe…
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Advocates Act CAP 16▤
Order of Tribunal to be received in evidence
Every report and every order made by the Tribunal under this Part shall be signed by the chairman of the Tribunal, and any documen…
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Advocates Act CAP 16▤
Offences and penalties with respect to employment of clerks against whom an order is in force
(1) Any person against whom an order made under section 72 is in force who seeks or accepts employment by, or remuneration from, a…
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Advocates Act CAP 16▤
Clerk’s right of appeal
(1) Any person against whom an order has been made by the Tribunal under section 72 may, within fourteen days of the date of such…
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Advocates Act CAP 16▤
Disciplinary powers as to clerks
(1) An application may be made by or on behalf of the Council of the Society to the Tribunal for an order directing that, as from…
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Advocates Act CAP 16▤
Restoration to Roll
The Chief Justice shall, upon the recommendation of the Tribunal and with the written approval of the Chairman of the Society, ord…
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Advocates Act CAP 16▤
Limitation of time for certain applications to strike names off the Roll
Subject as hereinafter provided, no advocate shall be liable to have his name struck off the Roll on account of any defect in his…
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Advocates Act CAP 16▤
Law Society to be informed of result of disciplinary proceedings and publicity of striking-off or suspension
(1) The Registrar shall inform the secretary to the Society of the making of an entry in respect of any advocate on the Roll and o…
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Advocates Act CAP 16▤
Orders to be noted on the Roll
(1) The Registrar shall cause a note of the effect of a final order to be entered in the Roll against the name of the advocate con…
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Advocates Act CAP 16▤
Right of appeal to Court of Appeal
(1) Any advocate aggrieved by a decision or order of the Court made under section 64 may appeal therefrom to the Court of Appeal i…
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Advocates Act CAP 16▤
Registrar to draw up orders
Where an order has been made by the Court under section 64, the Registrar shall, within one week from the date of the making there…
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Advocates Act CAP 16▤
Powers of Court under section 64 to be exercised by two judges
(1) The powers conferred upon the Court by section 64 shall be exercised by not less than two of the judges of the Court. (2) If s…
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Advocates Act CAP 16▤
Powers of Court
The Court, after considering the evidence taken by the Tribunal, the report of the Tribunal and the memorandum of appeal, and havi…
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Advocates Act CAP 16▤
Registrar to furnish copy of the report and record
When notifying the Council of the Society and the advocate to whom a complaint relates of the date fixed for the hearing of the ap…
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