Solicitors Act, 1954

Rules regulating applications to Disciplinary Committee and inquiries.

20.—(1) The Disciplinary Committee, with the concurrence of the Chief Justice, may make rules regulating applications to the Disciplinary Committee and the hearing, conduct and determination of such applications and of inquiries held by the Disciplinary Committee.

(2) Rules under this section may provide, in particular, for extending the period for the furnishing of any affidavit or document, or for receiving an application or affidavit notwithstanding any irregularity in its form, where it appears to the Disciplinary Committee to be just to do so.

(3) Rules under this section may provide for award of costs and for taxation thereof by a Taxing Master of the High Court (subject to appeal to the High Court) under the scale of costs applicable to High Court proceedings, and any costs so taxed shall be recoverable as if they had been taxed under an order of the High Court.