Section 14
Section 103b of the principal Act is amended—
of Legal Profession (Amendment) Act 2012
(a)
in the shoulder note, by substituting for the word
“Investigation” the word “Inquiry”;
(b)
by substituting for subsection (1) the following subsection:
“(1) The Disciplinary Committee shall, within one month of its appointment, commence its inquiry into the written application or complaint and shall make its findings expeditiously.”;
(c)
by inserting after subsection (1) the following subsection:
“(1a) The Disciplinary Committee shall keep a note of the proceedings of the inquiry and submit the findings and the notes of the proceedings to the
Disciplinary Board.”;
(d)
in subsection (2), by substituting for the word
“investigation” wherever it appears the word “inquiry”;
and
(e)
in subsection (3)—
(i)
by substituting for the word “lawful” wherever it appears the word “reasonable”; and
(ii)
in paragraph (a), by substituting for the word
“investigation” the word “inquiry”.
Amendment of section 103c