Qualification of Legal Practitioners Amendment Act 78 of 1997

The Qualification of Legal Practitioners Amendment Act 78 of 1997 intends:

• to amend
  • the Admission of Advocates Act, 1964,
  • the Attorneys Act, 1979, and
  • the Recognition of Foreign Legal Qualifications and Practice Act, 1993 [repealed in 2018], so as
• to provide for the requirement of a universal legal qualification in order to be admitted and enrolled to practise as an advocate or an attorney; and
• to provide for matters connected therewith.

Commencement

5 December 1997

Amendments

Amended by Jurisdiction of Regional Courts Amendment Act 31 of 2008