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(d) to shorten the time required for giving any
notice,
(c) to authorise the acceptancc of any form or
notice notwithstanding that it may not comply
in all respccts with the prescribed form.
DELEGATION TO THE REGISTRAR
31. The Committee may delegate all or any of its
powers under Regulation 30 hereof to the Registrar
or to the person for time being carrying out the
duties and functions of the Registrar provided how-
ever that any person aggrieved by any decision of the
Registrar or of the person for the time being carrying
out his duties and functions shall be entitled to have
the decision reviewed by the Committee.
TRANSITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS
32 (i) The Final Examination—First Part will first
be held at such time not later than the year 1978 as
the Committee shall appoint.
The prescribed course of studies referred to in
Regulation 19 shall first be held not later than the
academic year 1978/79 and shall commence on such
date as the Committee shall appoint.
The final Examination—Second Part will first' be
held not later than the academic year 1978/79.
The prescribed course referred to in Regulation 22
will first be held not later than the year 1981.
The Final Examination—Third Part will first be
held not later than the year 1981.
(ii) For the benefit of all persons who have entered
into indentures of apprenticeship before 1st October,
1975:—
(a) the First Law Examination under the Solicitors'
Act, 1954 (Apprenticeship and Education)
Regulations 1955-74 (hereinafter called "the
Old Regulations") shall continue to be held up
to and including the year 1979.
(b) The Socond Law Examination under the Old
Regulations shall continue to be held up to and
including the year 1981.
(c) The Book-keeping Examination under the Old
Regulations shall continue to be held up to and
including the year 1981.
(d) The Third Law Examination under the Old
Regulations shall continue to be held up to and
including the year 1982.
(iii) Apprentices who enter into Indentures after
the 1st October, 1975 and before the 1st September
1978 may take the courses and examinations pre-
scribed under the Old Regulations.
Such apprentices if they qualify'under Regulation
17 (i) or (ii) of these Regulations may at the dis-
cretion of the Committee be exempted from the First
Law Examination under the Old Regulations.
INTERPRETATION OF REGULATIONS
33. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in
these Regulations, if any difficulty or doubt shall arise
a s
to the interpretation of these Regulations or as to
(heir application in any case or as to the lectures or
examinations to be taken by an apprentice, the matt.:
shall be referred to the Committee whose decisior
shall be final.
REPEALS
34. The Solicitors' Act, 1954 (Apprenticeship ana
Education) (Amendment) No. 1 Regulations 1974 (S.I.
No. 138 of 1974) are hereby revoked.
Dated this 27th day of March, 1975.
Signed on behalf of the Incorporated Law
Society of Ireland:
W. A. OSBORNE,
President of the Incorporated La Society
of
Ireland.
of
APPRENTICESHIP AND EDUCATION
REGULATIONS REFERRED TO IN
REGULATION I
The Solicitors Act 1954 (Apprenticeship and
Education) Regulations 1955 (S.I. No. 217 of 1955),
the Solicitors Act, 1954 (Apprenticeship and Educa-
tion (Amendment) Regulations 1956 (S.I. No. 307 of
1956), the Solicitors Act 1954 (Apprenticeship and
Education (Amendment) Regulations 1960 (S.I. No.
94 of 1960), the Solicitors' Act 1954 (Apprenticeship
and Education) (Amendment) Regulations 1965 (S.I.
No. 201 of 1965), the Solicitors' Act 1954 (Apprentice-
ship and Education) (Amendment)Regulations 1966
(S.I. No. 230 of 1966), the Solicitors' Act 1954
(Apprenticeship
and
Education)
(Amendment)
Regulations 1968 (S.I: No. 17 of 1968), the Solicitors'
Act, 1954 (Apprenticeship and Education) (Amend-
ment) Regulations 1969 (S.I. No. 110 of 1969) the
Solicitors' Act 1954 (Apprenticeship and Education)
(Amendment) Regulations 1970 (S.I. No. 108 of 1970),
the Solicitors Act 1954 (Apprenticeship and Educa-
tion) (Amendment) Regulations 1971 (S.I. No. 218
of 1971), The Solicitors' Act 1954 (Apprenticeship
and Education) (Amendment) Regulations 1972 (S.I.
No. 49 of 1972) the Solicitors' Act 1954 (Apprentice-
chip and Education) (Amendment) Regulations 1973
(S.I. No. 47 of 1973) and the Solicitors' Act, 1954
(Apprenticeship and Education) (Amendment) Regu-
lations 1973 (S.I. No. 333 of 1973).
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