Clause 17

by deleting paragraph (d) of subsection (1) and substituting the following paragraph:“(d)that the matter be adjourned for consideration or be referred back to the Inquiry Committee for reconsideration or a further report.”;

by inserting, immediately after subsection (2), the following subsection:“(2A) Where the report of the Inquiry Committee discloses the commission of —

any other misconduct by the advocate and solicitor which has not been referred to or inquired into by the Inquiry Committee, the Council shall, if it determines that there should be a formal investigation of such misconduct, have power to prefer such charge against the advocate and solicitor as it thinks fit with respect to that misconduct; or

any offence involving fraud or dishonesty by that advocate and solicitor, the Council shall forthwith refer the matter to the police for investigation.”; and

by deleting the words “application or” in the second and in the third lines of subsection (3).