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Solicitors (Amendment) Act, 2002

Amendment of section 8 of Act of 1960.

10.—The Act of 1960 is hereby amended in section 8 (as substituted by section 18 of the Act of 1994)—

(a) by the substitution of the following for “penalty;” in subsection (1)(a)(i)(V):

“penalty;

and, in making any such order, the Court shall take account of any finding of misconduct on the part of the respondent solicitor previously made by the Disciplinary Tribunal (or by their predecessor, the Disciplinary Committee) and not rescinded by the Court, and of any order made by the Court under the Solicitors Acts, 1954 to 2002, in respect of the respondent solicitor;”,

and

(b) by the substitution of the following for “Court.” in subsection (1)(c)(viii):

“Court;

and, in making any such order, the Court shall take account of any finding of misconduct on the part of the respondent solicitor previously made by the Disciplinary Tribunal (or by their predecessor, the Disciplinary Committee) and not rescinded by the Court and of any order made by the Court under the Solicitors Acts, 1954 to 2002, in respect of the respondent solicitor.”.