S.I. No. 241/1997 - Solicitors Act, 1954 (Section 44) Order, 1997

S.I. No. 241 of 1997.

SOLICITORS ACT, 1954 (SECTION 44) ORDER, 1997

I, NORA OWEN, Minister for Justice, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 44 (6) (inserted by section 52 of the Solicitors (Amendment) Act, 1994 (No. 27 of 1994)), of the Solicitors Act, 1954 (No. 36 of 1954), and being satisfied that reciprocal provisions are in operation in the jurisdictions to which this Order relates in respect of solicitors whose names are on the roll, hereby make the following Order:

1. (1) This Order may be cited as the Solicitors Act, 1954 (Section 44) Order, 1997.

(2) This Order shall come into operation on the 13th day of June, 1997.

2. The 13th day of June, 1997, is hereby appointed as the day on which section 44 (inserted by section 52 of the Solicitors (Amendment) Act, 1994 ), of the Solicitors Act, 1954 , shall come into operation in relation to the profession of attorney in the following states of the United States of America:

( a ) New York;

( b ) Pennsylvania.

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 9th day of June, 1997.

NORA OWEN,

 Minister for Justice.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

This order brings section 44 of the Solicitors Act, 1954 (inserted by section 52 of the Solicitors (Amendment) Act, 1994 ) into operation in relation to the profession of attorney in the states of New York and Pennsylvania of the United States of America. The effect of the order is that an attorney qualified in New York or Pennsylvania may be admitted as a solicitor in Ireland subject to the corresponding conditions under which solicitors whose names are on the roll may be admitted to practice in those states.