S.I. No. 128/1964 - Solicitors' Remuneration General Order, 1964.

S.I. No. 128 of 1964.

SOLICITORS' REMUNERATION GENERAL ORDER, 1964.

We, the body in that behalf authorised by the Solicitors' Remuneration Act, 1881, as adapted by the Solicitors' Remuneration Act, 1881 (Adaptation) Order, 1946 (S.R. and O. 1946, No. 208) made pursuant to the Adaptation of Enactments Act, 1922 , do hereby, in pursuance and execution of the powers given to us by the said statute as so adapted, and after due compliance with section 3 of the Solicitors' Remuneration Act, 1881, make the annexed general order.

1. This order may be cited as the Solicitors' Remuneration General Order, 1964, and this order and the Solicitors' Remuneration General Order, 1884, the Solicitors' Remuneration General Order (No. 1), 1920, the Solicitors' Remuneration General Order, 1947, the Solicitors' Remuneration General Order, 1951, and the Solicitors' Remuneration General Order, 1960, shall be read together and may be cited as the Solicitors' Remuneration General Orders, 1884 to 1964.

2. The charges specified in paragraphs 2 to 20 inclusive of Schedule II of the Solicitors' Remuneration General Order, 1884 (which Schedule was inserted by the Solicitors' Remuneration General Order, 1960, S.I. No. 165 of 1960 ) shall be increased by the addition of twelve per cent.

3. This Order shall come into operation on the 1st day of August, 1964, and shall apply to all business transacted on or after that date.

Dated this 27th day of May, 1964.

Signed: CEARBHALL Ó DÁLAIGH,

Príomh-Bhreitheamh.

CAHIR DAVITT,

President of the High Court.

DESMOND J. COLLINS,

President of the Incorporated Law Society of Ireland.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

This Order authorises an increase of twelve per cent. on specified charges in solicitors' costs for non-contentious business. It does not affect the present commission scale fee on sales, purchases, leases, mortgages or settlements.