Legal Profession Act 1966 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 2A · Admission of Advocates and Solicitors
16. Roll of advocates and solicitors
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The Registrar must maintain a roll of advocates and solicitors with the dates of their respective admissions.
Registrar
“Registrar” means the Registrar of the Supreme Court and includes the Deputy Registrar and an Assistant Registrar;
The name, with the date of admission, of every person admitted must be entered upon the roll in order of admission.
roll
“roll” means the roll of advocates and solicitors of the Supreme Court kept under section 16;
Every person admitted as an advocate and solicitor must pay the fee prescribed under section 189 for the purposes of this subsection, and the Registrar must deliver to him or her an instrument of admission signed by the Chief Justice or the Judge who admitted the applicant.
advocate and solicitor
“advocate and solicitor”, “advocate” and “solicitor” mean an advocate and solicitor of the Supreme Court;
If, at any time after the admission of any person as an advocate and solicitor, it is shown to the satisfaction of the court that any application, affidavit, certificate or other document filed by the person contains any substantially false statement or a suppression of any material fact, or that any such certificate was obtained by fraud or misrepresentation, the name of the person must be struck off the roll of advocates and solicitors.
court
“court” means the General Division of the High Court or a Judge sitting in open court in the General Division of the High Court;
This section does not apply to persons admitted under section 15.