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Attorneys Act, 1979 (Act No. 53 of 1979)

Chapter I : Practitioners: Qualifications, Admission and Removal from Roll

2A. Exemption from service under articles of clerkship

 

(1) Any person intending to be admitted as an attorney and who has satisfied all of the requirements for a degree referred to in paragraph (a) or (aB) of section 2(1), or the degrees referred to in paragraph (aA) of that section, and who—
(a)
(i) has attended a training course approved by the society concerned for an uninterrupted period of at least four months and has completed such course to the satisfaction of that society; and
(ii) has performed community service in terms of a contract of service for an uninterrupted period of at least one year to the satisfaction of that society; or
(b) has performed community service in terms of a contract of service for an uninterrupted period of at least two years to the satisfaction of the society concerned; or
(c) has, to the satisfaction of the society concerned, gained at least five years' appropriate legal experience,

is exempted from service under articles of clerkship in terms of section 2(1), and from the provisions of section 2(1A).

 

[Section 2A  amended by section 3 of Act No. 78 of 1997]