Solicitors (Amendment) Act, 1960

Amendment of section 73 of the Principal Act.

27.—The following subsections shall be added to section 73 of the Principal Act:

“(6) A member of a committee under this section may resign his office by letter sent by registered post to the Council and his resignation shall take effect on the date on which the letter is delivered.

(7) The Council may remove a member of a committee under this section, may fill a vacancy therein and may increase or reduce the number of persons thereon.

(8) A committee under this section may act notwithstanding one or more than one vacancy in their membership.

(9) A member of a committee under this section, who was a member of the Council at the date of his appointment, may act on the committee notwithstanding the fact that he has ceased to be a member of the Council and, for the purposes of paragraph (a) or (b) (where relevant) of subsection (3) of this section, he shall be regarded as a member of the Council.”