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(a)
the house shall not be sold if it is untenanted
and shall only be sold subject to the tenancy
existing at the time of the sale;
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(b)
the house shall not be sold to the tenant;
(f)
the purchaser shall give to the Minister an
undertaking that he will not sell the house
within a period of 15 years from the date of
the first undertaking given.
11. No grant will be paid by the Minister unless
he has received the aforementioned undertaking
that the house will not be sold within the 15 years
and that he is satisfied that the house has been
completed in a proper and workmanlike manner
and that it has been let in accordance with these
regulations.
NOTICE TO SOLICITORS' APPRENTICES
1. New regulations will come into operation on
ist September, 1956, and are printed in the Society's
Calendar and Law Directory. Copies may also be
obtained from the Government Publications Sales
Office, G.P.O. Arcade, Dublin. (S.I. No. 217/1955).
2. Examinations.
The following examinations will be held :—
(a)
the first Irish examination to be passed before
entering into indentures.
The examination
is held three times yearly in winter, summer
and autumn.
(V)
the first law examination in the subject of
real and personal property, the law of contract
and the law of tort held twice yearly in spring
and autumn. The standard of the examination
in these subjects will be final level and an
apprentice who passes the examination will
not be examined again
in these subjects
except on certain branches of the law of
contract under the heading commercial law.
The examination may be taken at any time
after two years' service under indentures.
(i)
the book-keeping examination held
twice
yearly in spring and autumn. The examination
may be taken at any time after three years'
service under indentures.
(d)
the second Irish examination held three times
yearly
in winter,
summer
and
autumn.
The examination may be taken within two
years before the expiration of the term of
apprenticeship or within two years before
admission.
(«)
the second law examination held tiwce yearly
in spring and autumn.
The subjects will be
the practice and procedure of the Supreme
Court and High Court
(except probate),
company law, the law and practice of con
veyancing, land law (including Landlord and
Tenant,
the Rent Restrictions Acts, Reg
istration of Titles and Deeds, and the Land
Acts, but excluding land purchase), and equity.
The examination may be taken after 12 months
from the date of passing the first law exam
ination and not earlier than six months before
being eligible to attend the third law exam
ination hereinafter mentioned.
(f)
the third law examination held twice yearly
in spring and autumn on the law of wills,
and intestacy probate and administration of
estates contentious and non-contentious, tax
ation (including death duties), criminal law
and practice,
law of evidence, and com
mercial law (the Bills of Exchange Acts,
Sale of Goods Acts, Hire Purchase Acts,
insurance excluding marine insurance) and
the practice of the Circuit and District Courts.
The examination may be taken at any time
within six months before the expiration of the
term of indentures or thereafter.
3. Lectures.
(a)
University lectures.
Before attending the first law examination an
apprentice must produce to the Society a
certificate of credit for a year's course of
lectures at a university approved by the Society
in the law of real and personal property,
contract and tort and before attending the
second law examination you must produce a
certificate of credit from a University for
attendance at a year's course of lectures in
equity.
(b)
In addition to the university law lectures
an apprentice must attend a year's course of
lectures at the Society by the Society's lecturers
in each of the following subjects :
Course A.
Conveyancing law and practice
and land law.
Course B. The procedure and practice of the
Courts.
Course C.
Company law and executorship
law and practice.
Course D. Taxation including death duties.
Course E.
Book-keeping and the rights,
duties and responsibilities of solicitors.