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LEGAL PROFESSION ACT 2007 - SECT 35

Roll of local lawyers

(1)  The Supreme Court is to maintain a roll of persons admitted to the legal profession under this Act (referred to in this Act as the " local roll " ).
(2)  When a person is admitted to the legal profession under this Act, the Supreme Court is to cause the person's name to be entered on the local roll and the admission of a person to the legal profession under this Act is effective from the time the person's name is entered on the local roll.
(3)  A person who is admitted to the legal profession subject to the condition that he or she practise solely as a barrister must sign the roll of barristers, and the person's admission is effective from the time he or she signs the roll of barristers.
(4)  The local roll or a copy of the local roll must be available for inspection, without charge, during normal business hours.
(5)  The Supreme Court may publish the name of persons admitted to the legal profession under this Act and any relevant particulars concerning those persons.
(6)  The Supreme Court must forward to the Board and the prescribed authority the name, address, date of birth and date of admission of each person admitted to the legal profession under this Act as soon as practicable after the person's name has been entered on the local roll or the person has signed the roll of barristers.
(7)  The Supreme Court's functions under this section may be performed by a person or body designated by the Court for the purpose.
(8)  The regulations may make provision for or with respect to –
(a) the information that may or must be included in the local roll; and
(b) publication of information contained in the local roll.



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