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

Rules

Final Rules as per section 95(1), 95(3) and 109(2) of the Legal Practice Act 28 of 2014

Schedules

Schedule 1A

 

Schedule 1A

(Part A)

(Rule 16.12.4)

Provincial Council of [●]

 

Ballot Paper - Attorneys

(for use in elections for all Provincial Councils except for the Gauteng Provincial Council)

 

Every attorney who is on the roll of practising attorneys and who practises within the area of jurisdiction of the Provincial Council may vote for a maximum of six candidates from the candidates listed below. Please note, however, that in order to achieve an appropriate balance of race and gender in relation to the composition of the Provincial Council, and subject to the availability of candidates, the following individuals will constitute the six attorneys who will serve as members of the Provincial Council:

 

1. the two black women1 with the highest number of votes in this category;

 

2. the two black men with the highest number of votes in this category;

 

3. the white woman with the highest number of votes in this category;

 

4. the white male with the highest number of votes in this category.

 

A short profile of each candidate is available at www.lpc.co.za.

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

 

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1 Black is used as defined in section 1 of the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Act 53 of 2003, read with the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Amendment Act 46 of 2013 as a generic term which means Africans, Coloureds and Indians who are citizens of the Republic of South Africa by birth or descent, or who became citizens of the Republic of South Africa by naturalisation before 27 April 1994 or on or after 27 April 1994 and who would have been entitled to acquire citizenship by naturalisation prior to that date and such other persons as may be categorised as black persons for purposes of that legislation.

 

When voting, please take into account the following considerations in relation to the constitution of the Provincial Council:

(a) the racial and gender composition of South Africa;
(b) representation of persons with disabilities; and
(c) experience and knowledge of—
(i) the provision of legal services;
(ii) the principles of promoting access to justice;
(iii) legal education and training;
(iv) consumer affairs;
(v) civil and criminal proceedings and the functioning of the courts and tribunals in general;
(vi) the maintenance of professional standards of persons who provide legal services;
(vii) the handling of complaints; and
(viii) competition law.

 

 

 

 

Schedule 1A

(Part B)

(Rule 16.12.4)

Provincial Council of Gauteng

 

Ballot Paper - Attorneys

(only for use in elections for the Gauteng Provincial Council)

 

Every attorney who is on the roll of practising attorneys and who practises within the area of jurisdiction of the Provincial Council may vote for a maximum of eight candidates from the candidates listed below. Please note, however, that in order to achieve an appropriate balance of race and gender in relation to the composition of the Provincial Council, and subject to the availability of candidates, the following individuals will constitute the eight attorneys who will serve as members of the Provincial Council:

 

1. the two black women2 with the highest number of votes in this category;

 

2. the two black men with the highest number of votes in this category;

 

3. the two white women with the highest number of votes in this category;

 

4. the two white men with the highest number of votes in this category.

 

A short profile of each candidate is available at www.lpc.co.za.

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

 

______________________________________

2 Black is used as defined in section 1 of the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Act 53 of 2003, read with the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Amendment Act 46 of 2013 as a generic term which means Africans, Coloureds and Indians who are citizens of the Republic of South Africa by birth or descent, or who became citizens of the Republic of South Africa by naturalisation before 27 April 1994 or on or after 27 April 1994 and who would have been entitled to acquire citizenship by naturalisation prior to that date and such other persons as may be categorised as black persons for purposes of that legislation.

 

When voting, please take into account the following considerations in relation to the constitution of the Provincial Council:

(a) the racial and gender composition of South Africa;
(b) representation of persons with disabilities; and
(c) experience and knowledge of—
(i) the provision of legal services;
(ii) the principles of promoting access to justice;
(iii) legal education and training;
(iv) consumer affairs;
(v) civil and criminal proceedings and the functioning of the courts and tribunals in general;
(vi) the maintenance of professional standards of persons who provide legal services;
(vii) the handling of complaints; and
(viii) competition law.