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Amendment of section 3 of Principal Act and amendment of sections 3 and 4 of Act of 1960.
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3.—(1) Section 3 of the Principal Act is hereby amended by—
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(a) the deletion of the definition of “solicitor” and the substitution of the following definition:
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“‘solicitor’ means a person who has been admitted as a solicitor and whose name is on the roll; and a reference to a solicitor includes a reference to a firm of solicitors unless the context otherwise requires and includes a former solicitor or a deceased solicitor unless the context otherwise requires;”, and
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(b) with effect from the 1st day of January, 1996, the substitution of the following definition for the definition of “practice year”:
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“‘practice year’ means any year ending on the 31st day of December;”.
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(2) Section 4 of the Act of 1960 is hereby repealed.
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(3) Section 3 of the Act of 1960 is hereby amended by the deletion of the definition of “documents” and the substitution of the following definition:
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“‘documents’ includes deeds, wills, papers, books of account, records, vouchers, correspondence and files and shall be construed to include any documents stored in an electronic or other non-written form or on film or otherwise;”.
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