Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2023

Amendment of section 95 of Act of 2015

59. The Act of 2015 is amended by the substitution of the following section for section 95:

“95. (1) Subject to section 97, the following shall, in accordance with this Part, pay to the Authority in each financial year a levy (in this Part referred to as ‘the levy’) in the amount determined in accordance with this Part:

(a) the Law Society;

(b) the Bar Council;

(c) each barrister who is not a member of the Law Library.

(2) The levy referred to in subsection (1) shall be collected and retained by the Authority to be used to meet—

(a) the expenses of the Authority and of the Disciplinary Tribunal incurred in the performance by them of their functions under this Act, and

(b) the repayments by the Authority of any advances made by the Minister under section 32.”.