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(c) an interview to assess the suitability of
the candidate for registration as an
apprentice.
(iv) the Committee may in its discretion
exempt from the Preliminary Examination
a person to whom paragraph 5 of the
Second Schedule to the Act applies.
Filial Examination—First Part
16 (i) An examination entitled "Final Examination
—First Part" shall be held by the Society
at least once in every year at such time or
times as the Committee may appoint,
(ii) The subjects of this examination shall be
prescribed by the Committee and con-
tained in a syllabus published annually
by the Society. At the date of these Regula-
tions the subjects shall comprise
(a) Law of Property
(b) Law of Torts
(c) Law of Contracts
(d) Constitutional Law and
(e) Company Law and
(f) One other legal subject taught in a
rccognised university in Ireland.
The Committee may without reducing the number
thereof, vary the subjects from time to time but shall
give not less than one year's notice in so doing.
(iii) An apprentice, other than an apprentice to
whom paragraph 5 of the Second Schedule to the Act
applies, shall not be entitled to sit for this Examina-
tion until he shall have completed one year's service
under his indentures of apprenticeship except with
the prior consent of the Committee.
Exemptions from Final Examination—First Part
17. An apprentice who:—
(i) holds or is entitled to hold a Degree in Law of
a recognised university in Ireland or such other
degree or qualification as may be recognised by the
Committee in the particular case as equivalent to a
Degree in Law, or,
(ii) produces to the Society Certificates from a
recognised University in the State that he has passed
such university's examinations in the subjects speci-
fied in Regulation» 16 (ii) of these Regulations—may
be exempted at the discretion of the Committee in
whole or in part from the Final Examination—First
Part.
LAW SCHOOL
Admission to the Society's Law School
18 (i) For the purpose of Section 40 (I) of the
Act, a law school to be known as "the Law School"
shall be established and maintained by the Society.
(ii) An Apprentice who has passed or has been
exempted from the Final Examination — First Part
shall be entitled to admission to the Law School.
(iii) The Committee shall provide or arrange
for
the provision of courses in the subjects specified in
Appendix I and Appendix II hereof.
Attendance at Law School
19. An apprentice who has been admitted 10 ;hc
l aw School shall be required to follow for one yea:
the prescribed course of studies in the subjects
spcci.ied in Appendix I hereof.
Final Examination — Sccond Part
20 (i) An Examination entitled Final Examination
- Second Part (which may be in one or more sections)
shall be held by the Society at least once in every
year at such lime or times as the Committee may
appoint.
(ii) The subjects of this Examination shall be
prescribed by the Committee from among the subjects
specified in Appendix I hereof and contained in a
Syllabus to be published annually by the Society.
APPRENTICESHIP
Scrvicc under Indentures of Apprenticeship
21 (i) Subjcct as next hereinafter provided every
Apprentice while serving under indentures of appren-
ticeship shall, after completing the course of studies
prescribed in Regulation 19 hereof, attend at the office
of his master on a continuous and wholetime basis
over a period of 18 months at least for the purpose
of receiving instruction in the practice and profession
of a solicitor.
(ii) An Apprentice with the approval of his Master
and with the prior consent in writing of the Com-
mittee may during the period of 18 months referred
to in sub-clause (i) of this Regulation be allowed to
hold for a period not exceeding in any case six
months, an office or engage in employment in Ireland
or abroad which in the opinion of the Committee
would be advantageous to him in the futherance of
his legal studies or his preparation for the profession
of a solicitor.
FURTHER ATTENDANCE AT LAW SCHOOL
22 (i) An Apprentice who has passed the Final
Examination—Second Part and who produces to the
Society declarations in the prescribed form by his
Master and himself and otherwise satisfies the Com-
mittee as to his service under indentures, shall be
admitted to the Law Schobl for a further term. There-
upon he shall be required to follow for a period of
not more than four months the prescribed course of
studies in the subjects specified in Appendix II
hereof.
(ii) An Apprentice seeking admission to the Law
School to attend the course prescribed under this
Regulation shall at least four weeks before the com-
mencement of such course lodge with the Committee
declarations in the prescribed form by himself and
his master as to his service under indentures.
(iii) An Apprentce or his master or both of them
may be requested to attend before the Committee for
the purpose of explaining any matter arising out of
his service under indentures and on being so
requested shall attend in person.
(iv). Subject as hereinafter excepted in sub-clause
(v) of this Regulation, an apprentice shall not be