ATC181010: Report of the Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services on Regulations to give effect to the recommendations of the National Forum of the Legal Profession, tabled in terms of section 109(1)(c) of the Legal Practice Act, 2014 (Act No. 28 of 2014), dated 10 October 2018

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Report of the Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services on Regulations to give effect to the recommendations of the National Forum of the Legal Profession, tabled in terms of section 109(1)(c) of the Legal Practice Act, 2014 (Act No. 28 of 2014), dated 10 October 2018
 

The Portfolio Committee on Justice and Constitutional Development having considered the Regulations to give effect to the recommendations of the National Forum of the Legal Profession, tabled in terms of section 109(1)(c) of the Legal Practice Act, 2014 (Act No. 28 of 2014), recommends that the National Assembly approve the Regulations.

 

The Committee reports further, as follows:

 

1. Section 94(1) of the Legal Practice Act, 2014, provides that the Minister may, and where required in the circumstances, must make regulations relating to several aspects. The Legal Practice Amendment Act, 2017 (Act No. 16 of 2017) amended sections 97 and 109(1)(bA) of the Legal Practice Act, 2014, by extending the National; Forum’s terms of reference so that it must also make recommendations to the Minister  for purposes of making the regulations contemplated in section 94 of the Act.

 

1. The Regulations are made in terms of section 109(1)(bA), read with sections 97(6) and 94(1), of the Legal Practice Act, 2014. Section 94(3) of the Act requires the Minister to submit the Regulations to Parliament for approval.

 

1. The Regulations were referred to the Committee for consideration and report on 21 August 2018 and the Committee received a briefing on the contents of the Regulations on the same day, namely 21 August 2018.

 

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• Committee, having considered the Regulations, recommends that the National Assembly approve the Regulations.

 

Report to be considered.