Solicitors (Amendment) Act, 1960

Rules as to procedure in relation to applications to the Disciplinary Committee.

16.—(1) The Disciplinary Committee, with the concurrence of the President of the High Court, may make rules (not inconsistent with this Act) regulating—

(a) the making of applications to the Disciplinary Committee under this Act,

(b) the proceedings of the Disciplinary Committee under this Act,

and generally as to procedure in relation to those matters.

(2) Rules under this section may provide in particular for extending the period for furnishing any affidavit or document or for receiving an application or document notwithstanding any irregularity in its form where it appears to the Disciplinary Committee to be just to do so.