17. Amendment of section 83

Section 83 of the principal Act is amended—

(a)

in the shoulder note, by inserting after the words “Advocate and solicitor” the words “and limited liability law partnership”;

(b)

in subsection (1)—

(i)

by substituting for the words “No advocate and solicitor shall, in connection with his practice,”

the words “No advocate and solicitor or limited liability law partnership shall, in connection with the advocate and solicitor’s or the limited liability law partnership’s practice,”; and

(ii)

by substituting for the words “his knowledge”

the words “the knowledge of the advocate and solicitor or limited liability law partnership”;

(c)

in subsection (2)—

(i)

by substituting for the words “no advocate and solicitor shall in connection with his practice”

the words “no advocate and solicitor or limited liability law partnership shall in connection with the advocate and solicitor’s or the limited liability law partnership’s practice”; and

(ii)

in paragraph (b), by inserting after the words

“by an advocate and solicitor” the words “or a limited liability law partnership”;

(d)

in subsection (3), by inserting after the words “an advocate and solicitor” the words “or a limited liability law partnership”;

(e)

in subsection (4)—

(i)

by deleting the words “for this purpose”; and

(ii)

by inserting after the words “advocate and solicitor”

the words“or limited liability law partnership”;

(f)

in subsection (5)—

(i)

by inserting after the words “Before an advocate and solicitor” the words “or a limited liability law partnership”; and

(ii)

by substituting for the words “his practice as such, he shall” the words “the advocate and solicitor’s or the limited liability law partnership’s practice as such, the advocate and solicitor or the limited liability law partnership shall”; and

(g)

by substituting for subsection (6) the following subsection:

“(6) Any advocate and solicitor, or any partner of or other person involved in the management or control of a limited liability law partnership, who contravenes this section may be liable to disciplinary proceedings.”.

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