14. Guidelines

The Institute may, from time to time, issue guidelines for the purposes of these Rules.

The guidelines issued under paragraph (1) may explain, clarify or provide examples or illustrations to explain or clarify any requirement under these Rules.

Without prejudice to the generality of paragraphs (1) and (2), the guidelines issued under paragraph (1) may —

specify the types of accredited CPD activities and other CPD activities, and the types of activities which do not qualify as CPD activities;

specify any publication referred to in rule 3(1)(c)(ii);

specify any course or programme of the Institute referred to in rule 3(1)(d);

specify, for each type of CPD activity, the manner in which the number of CPD points which may be obtained by undertaking that type of CPD activity is to be calculated;

designate any CPD activity as a mandatory CPD activity, or any category of CPD activities as a mandatory category of CPD activities, for the purposes of rule 9(1)(a) or (2)(a), for solicitors or foreign practitioners in general or for any class of solicitors or foreign practitioners;

specify how each type of CPD activity is to be undertaken;

specify any matter relating to an application for the full or partial waiver of any CPD requirement; and

specify the types of evidence that a solicitor or foreign practitioner shall maintain to show that he has undertaken a CPD activity.

The Institute may, from time to time, issue guidelines for the purposes of these Rules.

The guidelines issued under paragraph (1) may explain, clarify or provide examples or illustrations to explain or clarify any requirement under these Rules.

Without prejudice to the generality of paragraphs (1) and (2), the guidelines issued under paragraph (1) may —

specify the types of accredited CPD activities and other CPD activities, and the types of activities which do not qualify as CPD activities;

specify any publication referred to in rule 3(1)(c)(ii);

specify any course or programme of the Institute referred to in rule 3(1)(d);

specify, for each type of CPD activity, the manner in which the number of CPD points which may be obtained by undertaking that type of CPD activity is to be calculated;

designate any CPD activity as a mandatory CPD activity, or any category of CPD activities as a mandatory category of CPD activities, for the purposes of rule 9(1)(a) or (2)(a), for solicitors or foreign practitioners in general or for any class of solicitors or foreign practitioners;

specify how each type of CPD activity is to be undertaken;

specify any matter relating to an application for the full or partial waiver of any CPD requirement; and

specify the types of evidence that a solicitor or foreign practitioner shall maintain to show that he has undertaken a CPD activity.