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their practising certificates prominently in their
offices. The practising certificate for the year 1962/63
and subsequent years will be of the same size as
heretofore, but will have a more distinctive form
and layout.
Land Commission procedure
The Secretary stated that he had received a
memorandum from the Land Commission on the
suggestions submitted some years ago by the Council
with a view to simplifying and expediting procedure.
The President, with Messrs. Halpin and Shaw, were
appointed as a sub-committee to deal with the matter
and to discuss it with the Land Commission.
Labourers Acts. Taxation of
costs
It was decided to make further representations to
the Departments of Local Government and Justice,
with a view to the introduction of any necessary
legislation or regulations to enable solicitors' costs
under the Labourers Acts to be taxed and certified.
Formation of limited companies
On a report from a Committee, it was decided
that the President should write a letter to each
practitioner, advising him that it is unprofessional
for a solicitor who is not engaged in the formation
of a Company to assist an unqualified person by
signing a certificate under section 17 (2) of the
Companies Act, 1908.
Special default procedure
On a report from a Committee of the Council, it
was decided to refer to the Dublin Solicitors' Bar
Association a suggestion that the special civil bill
default procedure should be made generally available
in all areas, and that the requirement of personal
service of the civil bill should be abolished so that
special default civil bill may be served in the same
manner as ordinary civil bills. The Association is
to be asked to consider a further suggestion that the
present requirement of personal service in the case
of ordinary default civil bills should be changed
with a view to saving time in the Court Lists.
Week-end Meeting, Galway, June 2nd—5th,
1961
A circular was recently sent to all members asking
them to indicate whether they will be interested in
attending the Week-end Meeting in Galway. Those
who are likely to attend the Meeting are asked to
return the circular to the Society with the necessary
information, if they have not already done so. A
list of hotels and other information will be issued
very shortly to those who return the circular.
WATERFORD LAW SOCIETY
At the Annual General Meeting of this Society
the following officers were elected: President,
George A. Nolan; Hon. Sec./Treas., John P. C.
Goff; Committee, Messrs. D. R. Counahan, F. J.
Power, M. J. Lardner, P. J. O'Connor and John
Cooke.
CARLOW BAR ASSOCIATION
The following have been elected to the Com
mittee of the above Association :
President, Hugh
O'Donnell, Carlow ; Hon. Sec./Treas., Desmond
Early, Carlow; Committee, Francis J. Lanigan,
Carlow, Patrick Cody, Bagenalstown and Michael
Donnelly, Tullow.
SOCIAL WELFARE
(MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS) ACT, 1960
Distribution of Estates of deceased
pensioners, etc.
The Society has been in correspondence with the
Department of Social Welfare, on the subject of
section 19 of the Act, which provides that the
personal representative of a person who dies after
the commencement of the Act, and who was at any
time in receipt of a pension, shall before distributing
the assets of that person inform the Minister by
notice in writing, not less than three months before
the distribution commences, of his intention to dis
tribute the assets. A personal representative who
fails to comply with the section will be personally
liable to repay any amount which the Minister would
have received on a claim against the estate.
In a
letter received from the Department it is stated that
the provision of section 19 (i) need not impose a
delay of three months in the distribution of assets
in all cases coming within its scope. It is anticipated
that, in the normal course, a personal representative
will obtain a certificate from the Department stating
the amount due, or alternatively stating that there
is no claim against the estate, well within the period
mentioned. He would then be in a position to
proceed with the distribution of the estate without
incurring any risk under section 19 (2) after payment
of the amount (if any) due to the Minister.
(Departmental reference 26th September, 1960,
A.C.2i46/6o.)
S.I. No. 6 of 1961
DISTRICT COURT (DISTRICTS) ORDER,
1961
I, OSCAR TRAYNOR, Minister for Justice, in
exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 22
of the Courts of Justice Act, 1953 (No. 32 of 1953),
hereby order as follows:
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