Long title

To amend the Attorneys Act, 1979, in order to amend, insert or delete certain definitions; to further regulate the duration of service under articles of clerkship; to provide for exemption from service under articles of clerkship; to provide for certain information to be submitted to a society before the performance of community service; to provide for the lodging, examination and registration of contracts of service; to further regulate the supervision of candidate attorneys; to further regulate absence from office of candidate attorneys; to further regulate the right of appearance of candidate attorneys; to restrict the pecuniary interests of candidate attorneys in the organization or institution where they perform community service; to regulate the termination of a contract of service; to further . regulate removal from the roll of advocates; to further regulate the performance of irregular service; to further regulate practical examinations; to further regulate the admission of attorneys; to delete obsolete provisions; to further regulate the prescribing of fees; and to make further provision for the prescribing of regulations; to amend the Magistrates' Courts Act, 1944, so as to make provision for the appearance of candidate attorneys performing community service in magistrates' courts; and to provide for matters connected therewith.

Table of contents

SECTION	TITLE
1.	Amendment of section 1 of Act 53 of 1979...
2.	Amendment of section 2 of Act 53 of 1979...
3.	Insertion of section 2A in Act 53 of 1979
4.	Insertion of section 4A in Act 53 of 1979
5.	Substitution of section 5 of Act 53 of1979...
6.	Amendment of section 6 of Act 53 of 1979...
7.	Amendment of section 7 of Act 53 of 1979...
8.	Amendment of section 8 of Act 53 of 1979...
9.	Substitution of section 9 of Act 53 of 1979...
10.	Substitution of section 11 of Act 53 of 1979...
11.	Substitution of section 12 of Act 53 of 1979...
12.	Amendment of section 13 of Act 53 of 1979...
13.	Amendment of section 14 of Act 53 of 1979...
14.	Amendment of section 15 of Act 53 of 1979...
15.	Amendment of section 56 of Act 53 of 1979
16.	Amendment of section 71 of Act 53 of 1979...
17.	Amendment of section 72 of Act 53 of 1979...
18.	Amendment of section 74 of Act 53 of 1979...
19.	Amendment of section 80 of Act 53 of 1979...
20.	Amendment of section 81 of Act 53 of 1979...
21.	Substitution of section 11 of Act 87 of 1989
22.	Substitution of section 21 of Act 32 of 1944,...
23.	Saving
24.	Short title and commencement

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