Solicitors (Amendment) Act, 1960
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Removal at his own request of name of solicitor from the roll. |
9.—(1) An application by a solicitor to have his name removed from the roll shall be made to and heard by the Disciplinary Committee in accordance with rules made under section 16 of this Act. | |
(2) Where an application is made by a solicitor under this section, the Disciplinary Committee shall consider the application, and thereupon the following provisions shall have effect— | ||
(a) if they are of opinion that the application should be granted without making a report to the High Court, they shall order accordingly, | ||
(b) if not of that opinion— | ||
(i) they shall make a report on the application to the High Court, | ||
(ii) the Society shall bring the report before the High Court, | ||
(iii) the High Court, after consideration of the application and the report, may make an order either refusing the application or granting it and as to the payment of costs. |