Advocates Act CAP 16▤
Application of Part XI
In the application of Part XI to Senior Counsel— (a) all references therein to the Disciplinary Committee shall be construed as re…
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Advocates Act CAP 16▤
Roll of Senior Counsel
(1) Upon the commencement of this Act, the Registrar shall cause to be prepared, and shall thereafter maintain, a Roll of Advocate…
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Advocates Act CAP 16▤
Senior Counsel
(1) The President may grant a letter of conferment to any person of irreproachable professional conduct who has rendered exemplary…
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Advocates Act CAP 16▤
Custody of Roll
The Registrar shall keep the Roll of Advocates in accordance with this Act and any directions as to its form and the information t…
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Advocates Act CAP 16▤
Admission as an advocate
(1) Every person who is duly qualified in accordance with this Part may apply for admission as an advocate, and the application sh…
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Attorney-General and the Director of Public Prosecutions may take pupils
The Attorney-General and the Director of Public Prosecutions may take pupils in accordance with section 13 and in this Part and in…
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Advocates Act CAP 16▤
Professional and academic qualifications
(1) A person shall be duly qualified if— (a) having passed the relevant examinations of any recognized university in Kenya he hold…
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Qualification for admission as advocate
Subject to this Act, no person shall be admitted as an advocate unless— (a) he is a citizen of Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda or T…
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Advocates Act CAP 16▤
Foreign advocates
(1) The Attorney-General may, in his absolute discretion, admit to practise as an advocate, for the purpose of any specified suit…
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Advocates Act CAP 16▤
Certain officers entitled to act as advocates
Each of the following persons shall, if he holds one of the qualifications specified in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of section 13(…
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Qualifications for practising as an advocate
Subject to this Act, no person shall be qualified to act as an advocate unless— (a) he has been admitted as an advocate; and (b) h…
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Advocates Act CAP 16▤
Interpretation
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires— “advocate” means any person whose name is duly entered upon the Roll of Advoca…
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Advocates Act CAP 16▤
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Advocates Act.
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