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(12) Regulation 13 sets out 'the provisions of the
Legal Practitioners (Qualification) Act 1929 in
so far as they apply to Solicitors Apprentices.
(13) Regulation 14 provides for the holding of a
Preliminary Examination and the Final Examina-
tion which may be divided into several parts.
(14) Regulation 15 contains the provisions for the
holding of the Preliminary Examination and the
subjects of such examination.
(15) Regulation 16 provides for the holding of the
Final Examination (first part) which is primarily
intended for persons who do not hold Law
Degrees from an Irish University. The purpose
of the examination is to ensure that candidates
entering the Society's Law School for the
Vocational course have sufficient grounding in
academic law subjects to enable them to take
the Vocational Course.
(16) Regulation 17 provides for the exemption of
persons with certain qualifications from the
Final Examination, first part.
(17) Regulation 18 provides for the establishment of
the Society's Law School which is to be open
to Apprentices who have passed or being
exempted from the Final Examination, first part.
(18) Regulation 19 provides for the length of the
course of studies, the subjects of which are
specified in the appendix to the instrument.
(19) Regulation 20 provides for the holding of the
Final Examination, sccond part, which will be
based on the subjects covered in the Law
Society's Vocational Courses.
(20) Regulation 21 prescribes full and whole time
attendance at the office of the Master by the
Apprentice for a period of 18 months subject to
a saver that with the consent of the Master and
the Incorporated Law Society the Apprentice
may be permitted to spend a period not exceed-
ing 6 months of the 18 months Apprenticeship
period in an office or employment other than
that of the Master.
(21) Regulation 22 provides for the attendance of the
Apprentice at a second course in the Incor-
porated Law Society's Law School for a period
of not more than four months and following
the course provided as specified in appendix 2
of the Regulation.
An Apprentice will not be permitted to enter
the Law School for the sccond course unless
the Society is satisfied about the service of
the Apprentice under Indentures and Regula-
tion 22 contains provisions for enquiry into
the nature and extent of such service.
(22) Regulation 23 provides for the holding of a Final
Examination, third part, a course for which will
be the second course in the Law School.
(23) Regulation 24 provides for the exercise by the
Committee of Disciplinary powers over Appren-
tices.
(24) Regulation 25 prescribes that no person is to be
admitted until he has passed all the required
examinations.
(25) Regulation 26 provides for exemptions of
Barristers-at-Law from certain examinations in
accordance with the terms of the Solicitors
Acts.
(26) Regulation 28 empowers the Education Com-
mittee to adjudicate on the results of examina-
tions and to publish the results.
(27) Regulation 29 restricts Solicitors in whole time
employment from taking Apprentices without
permission of the Education Committee.
(28) Regulation 30 provides for the exercise of cer-
tain discretionary powers by the Education
Committee.
(29) Regulation 31 provides for the delegation of
certain of the discretionary powers under
Regulation 29 to the Registrar of the Incor-
porated Law Society.
(30) Regulation 32 contains the transitional arrange-
ments for the changeover from the old system
to the new and for the dates on which the first
courses under the new system and first examina-
tions will be held. It also provides for the
phasing out of the old examination systems and
allows Apprentices qualifying under the old
system until 1982 to complete their courses
under that system.
t i l j Regulation 33 provides for the interpretation of
the Education Committee.
(32) Regulation provides for the repeal of Statutory
Instrument No. 138/1974 whose provisions are
in fact re-enacted in this Statutory Instrument.