Exemption
17 Exemption
(1) A legal practitioner may, at any time, apply to the Law Society for exemption (in whole or part) from the requirement to comply with the practitioner's CPD obligation for a CPD year.
The application must be made in the approved form.
The Law Society may give the exemption if:
(a) it is satisfied, because of the legal practitioner's geographical location, physical disability or any particular constraints of the practitioner's practice, the practitioner has experienced hardship or difficulty in complying with the CPD obligation; or
(b) it is satisfied the practitioner has been substantially absent from practice because of leave, illness or unemployment; or
(c) it is satisfied the practitioner will undertake further CPD activities after the CPD year to meet the CPD obligation; or
(d) the practitioner has been admitted to practice for at least 40 years and either:
(i) holds a local practising certificate in a category other than unrestricted; or
acts solely as a notary public; or
it considers other special circumstances exist.
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