Courts and Court Officers Act, 1995

Amendment of section 17 of Act of 1961.

30.—The Act of 1961 is hereby amended by—

(a) the insertion in section 17 (2) (a) of “or a practising solicitor” after “barrister”, and

(b) the insertion in section 17 (2) of the following paragraph:

“(c) For the purposes of paragraph (a) of this subsection, service, in the case of a solicitor, as a judge of the District Court shall be deemed to be practice as a solicitor.”.