Natal Advocates and Attorneys Preservation of Rights Act 27 of 1939

Natal Advocates and Attorneys Preservation of Rights Act 27 of 1939

Act

to declare that certain advocates of the Natal Provincial Division of the Supreme Court of South Africa shall retain the right to practise also as attorneys and certain attorneys of the said Division shall retain the right to practise also as advocates.

(Signed by the Governor-General in English.)
(Assented to 14th June, 1939.)

Be it enacted by the King's Most Excellent Majesty, the Senate and the House of Assembly of the Union of South Africa, as follows :-

Certain advocates and attorneys entitled to practise in both capacities in Natal to retain such right.

1. Any person who was, on the twenty-ninth day of June, 1932, entitled to practise both as an advocate and as an attorney in the Natal Provincial Division of the Supreme Court of South Africa, or who became entitled so to practise at any subsequent date not later than the thirtieth day of June, 1937, shall not be debarred by any rule of court from practising both as an advocate and as an attorney in any court in which he was entitled to practise on that date.

Savings.

2. Nothing in this Act contained shall entitle any person whose name appears on the roll of attorneys to have his name placed upon the roll of advocates as long as his name remains on the roll of attorneys or entitle any person whose name appears on the roll of advocates to have his name placed on the roll of attorneys as long alii his name remains on the roll of advocates. 

Short title and commencement.

3. This Act shall be known as the Natal Advocates and Attorneys Preservation of Rights Act, 1939, and shall come into operation on the first day of January, 1940.

Commencement

1 January 1940