S.I. No. 131/1962 - Solicitors Act, 1954 (Apprentices' Fees) Regulations, 1962

S.I. No. 131 of 1962.

SOLICITORS ACT, 1954 (APPRENTICES' FEES) REGULATIONS, 1962

The Incorporated Law Society of Ireland in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 4 , 5 and 82 of the Solicitors Act, 1954 and of every other power thereunto them enabling, and with the concurrence of the President of the High Court hereby make the following regulations.

1. On and after the date on which these regulations shall come into operation the fees specified in the schedule hereto shall be paid to the Incorporated Law Society of Ireland by the petitioner or applicant in respect of the matters therein mentioned.

2. The Solicitors Act, 1954 (Apprentices' Fees) Regulations, 1960 ( S.I. No. 131 of 1960 ) shall be revoked as from the date of the operation of these regulations.

3. The Interpretation Act, 1937 shall apply for the purpose of the interpretation of these regulations as it applies for the purpose of the interpretation of an Act of the Oireachtas except in so far as it may be inconsistent with the Solicitors Acts, 1954 and 1960 or with these regulations.

4. These may be cited as the Solicitors Act, 1954 (Apprentices' Fees) Regulations, 1962 and shall come into operation on 1st August, 1962.

SCHEDULE.

	£	s.	d.
1. On application for consent of the Society to enter into indentures of apprenticeship	12	0	0
2. On application to attend a first examination in Irish	2	2	0
3. On each subsequent application to attend any first examination in Irish or part thereof	1	1	0
4. On each application to attend any preliminary examination or part thereof after the first	2	2	0
5. On application for entry by the registrar of indentures of apprenticeship, other than supplemental indentures or a transfer of indentures	82	0	0
6. On application to attend the first law examination	5	5	0
7. On each subsequent application to attend any first law examination or part thereof	3	3	0
8. On application to attend the second examination in Irish	3	3	0
9. On each subsequent application to attend any second examination in Irish or part thereof	2	2	0

	£	s.	d.
10. On application to attend the final examination (to cover the first attendance at the second and third law examinations and the book-keeping examination)	20	0	0
11. On each subsequent application to attend the final examination or any part thereof	3	3	0
12. On each application to attend a course of lectures of the Society other than lectures on the rights, duties and responsibilities of solicitors	10	10	0
13. On application for entry of a name on the roll of solicitors	30	0	0
14. On application for permission to give late notice of intention to attend any examination or course of lectures £2 2s. or such lesser fee as the Society may accept in special circumstances.

Dated this 26th day of July, 1962.

Signed on behalf of the Incorporated Law Society of Ireland.

G. G. OVEREND,

President of the Incorporated Law Society of Ireland.

In pursuance of the provisions of section 82 of the Solicitors Act, 1954 as amended by section 25 (1) of the Solicitors (Amendment) Act, 1960 I concur in the making of the above regulations.

(Signed) CAHIR DAVITT,

President of the High Court.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The effect of the foregoing regulations is to increase the fee in item 5 by £14 on and after 1st August, 1962. By section 17 of the Finance Act, 1962 the stamp duty of £14 payable on indentures of apprenticeship of a solicitor's apprentice will be discontinued from a date to be appointed by order to be made by the Minister for Finance.