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Legal Practice Act, 2014 (Act No. 28 of 2014)

Chapter 10 : National Forum and Transitional Provisions

Part 3

118. Interpretation of certain references in laws

 

Subject to the provisions of this Act, a reference in any other law to—

(a) an advocate, a counsel or an attorney, must be construed as a reference to a legal practitioner in this Act;
(b) a conveyancer admitted in terms of any law repealed by this Act, must be construed as a reference to a conveyancer enrolled in terms of section 30;
(c) a notary admitted in terms of any law repealed by this Act, must be construed as a reference to a notary enrolled in terms of section 30;
(d) senior counsel, must be construed as a reference to the status of senior counsel as it existed prior to the commencement of this Act; and
(e) the General Council of the Bar of South Africa, the Association of Law Societies of the Republic of South Africa, the Law Society of South Africa, a law society or similar reference made in any law repealed by this Act, must be construed as a reference to the Council.