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87 of 1989
The Attorneys Amendment Act 87 of 1989 intends:
- to amend the Attorneys Act, 1979, so as
- to replace the designation "articled clerk" with "candidate attorney";
- to redefine "building society";
- to define "trust account";
- to make other provision relating to the engagement and service of candidate attorneys;
- to further regulate the admission and readmission of attorneys and the removal of attorneys from the roll;
- to change the name of the Attorneys, Notaries and Conveyancers Fidelity Guarantee Fund;
- to make further provision relating to the convening of meetings of the board of control of the said fund;
- to authorize the said board of control to appoint committees;
- to further regulate payments from the said fund;
- to extend the powers of the councils of law societies;
- to further regulate the keeping of a trust account by a practising practitioner;
- to increase various maximum fines; and
- to rectify certain incorrect or obsolete references;
- to amend the Magistrates' Courts Act, 1944, so as to make other provision in relation to the appearance of candidate attorneys in magistrates' courts; and
- to provide for matters connected therewith.
Commencement
- 1 January 1994, Section 11 (Gazette 13743 of 24 January 1992)
- 29 September 1989, all Sections except Sections 1(h), 11 and 28 (Gazette 12126 of 29 September 1989)
- 1 March 1990, 1(h) and 28 (Gazette 12126 of 29 September 1989)
