Restriction on issue of practising certificates in certain cases
17 Restriction on issue of practising certificates in certain cases
If, for a period exceeding one month, a legal practitioner has not held a practising certificate, the Supreme Court may, on application for a practising certificate, require the practitioner to furnish evidence satisfying it that the practitioner—
has not practised the profession of the law without holding a practising certificate; or
has not committed any other act that might constitute a proper ground for disciplinary action.
Where an applicant for a practising certificate has, without lawful excuse, practised the profession of the law while not holding a practising certificate, the Supreme Court may require the applicant to pay a prescribed fine before it issues a practising certificate to the applicant.
The Supreme Court may, in any case that it considers appropriate, issue a practising certificate that has effect from a date prior to the date of issue of the certificate.
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