Solicitors Act, 1954 (Apprenticeship and Education) (Amendment) Regulations, 1971.
Statutory Instruments
Source: Statutory Instruments

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paragraphs: These Regulations may be cited as the Solicitors Act, 1954 (Apprenticeship and Education) (Amendment) Regulations 1971 and shall be read together with the Solicitors Act, 1954 (Apprenticeship and Education) Regulations, 1955 ( S.I. No. 217 of 1955 ) (hereinafter called "the Principal Regulations"), the Solicitors Act, 1954 (Apprenticeship and Education) (Amendment) Regulations, 1956 ( S.I. No. 307 of 1956 ), the Solicitors Act, 1954 (Apprenticeship and Education) (Amendment) Regulations, 1960 ( S.I. No. 94 of 1960 ), the Solicitors Act, 1964 (Apprenticeship and Education) (Amendment) Regulations, 1966 ( S.I. No. 201 of 1966 ), the Solicitors Act, 1954 (Apprenticeship and Education) (Amendment) Regulations, 1966 ( S.I. No. 230 of 1966 ), the Solicitors Act, 1954 (Apprenticeship and Education) (Amendment) Regulations, 1968 ( S.I. No. 17 of 1968 ), the Solicitors Act, 1964 (Apprenticeship and Education) (Amendment) Regulations, 1969 ( S.I. No. 110 of 1969 ) and the Solicitors Act, 1964 (Apprenticeship and Education) (Amendment) Regulations, 1970 ( S.I. No. 108 of 1970 ) which may be cited collectively with these regulations as the Solicitors Act, 1954 (Apprenticeship and Education) Regulations, 1955-1971.
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paragraphs: These regulations shall come into operation on the 15th day of July, 1971.
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paragraphs: Form AE 5 in the Principal Regulations as amended by the Solicitors Act, 1954 (Apprenticeship and Education) (Amendment) Regulations, 1968 is revoked the form in the Schedule is substituted therefor.
AE 5. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS AS TO DUE SERVICE AND DECLATATION OF MASTER.
SOLICITORS ACT 1954 .
Questions as to due service to be answered by apprentice.
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paragraphs: What is now your age?
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paragraphs: Date and term of indentures of apprenticeship?
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paragraphs: Have you obtained any remission in the term of apprenticeship?
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paragraphs: Have you served the whole term of your indentures at the office where the solicitor or solicitors to whom you were apprenticed or assigned carried on his (her) or their business? If not, state the reason.
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paragraphs: Have you, at any time during the term of your indentures, been absent without the permission of the solicitor or solicitors to whom you were indentured or assigned? If so state the length and occasions of such absence. This question must be answered in detail.
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paragraphs: Have you, at any time during the term of your, indentures, been engaged or concerned in any profession, business or employment other than your professional employment as an apprentice to the solicitor or solicitors to whom you were apprenticed or assigned?
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paragraphs: Have you, since the expiration of your indentures, been engaged or concerned and for how long a time in any and what profession, trade business or employment other than the profession of a solicitor? (Need not be answered unless indentures have expired).
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paragraphs: Dated the.....................day of............................................................ ........ 19 .
Signature ............................................................ .........................................................
Present address ............................................................ ..............................................
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DECLARATION OF MASTER
I
of
Solicitor, do solemnly
and sincerely declare as follows:—
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paragraphs: has been bound to me
as an apprentice under Indentures of Apprenticeship dated the
day of
19 .
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paragraphs: Since becoming so bound he has attended regularly at my office (or that of my Town Agent) or has been absent only with my consent express or implied, and for some reason which I have considered satisfactory save on the following occasion and for the following reasons-:—(give particulars)
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paragraphs: I believe that he has been conscientiously attending to his duties as apprentice and endeavouring to learn the law and practice of the profession.
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paragraphs: I have for my part endeavoured to see that with the assistnace of either myself or my staff he has been given every opportunity and encouragement to learn.
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paragraphs: I know of nothing which would suggest that he is not a fit and proper person to be admitted as a Solicitor.
(NOTE. This paragraph may be struck out where the declaration is lodged with an application to attend the first law examination).
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paragraphs: So far as I am aware, he has not been engaged during his apprenticeship in any other profession, occupation, business or employment which in my opinion has interfered with his education and training as an apprentice.
I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true and by virtue of the provisions of the Statutory Declarations Act 1938 and for the satisfaction of the Registrar of Solicitors under the Solicitors Act, 1954 .
Dated this ....................... day
of ................................................... 19 .
Declared before me by ............................................................ ......................................
who is personally known to me (or who is identified by
who is personally known to me) at
This ................................................. day of ....................................................... 19 .
Dated this 15th day of July, 1971.
Signed on behalf of the Incorporated Law Society of Ireland
BRENDAN A. McGRATH.
President of the Incorporated Law Society of Ireland.
EXPLANATORY NOTE.
The effect of these Regulations is to enable time spent by an apprentice in temporary employment outside the master's office to count as due service provided that it does not interfere with his employment as an apprentice.