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of the Adoption Act 1952 as amended, and are
considered by the Irish Courts as being in the
best interests of the child, and whose best interests
are the paramount consideration with the Irish
Courts.
(h)
In respect of paragraph (e) hereof it
is to be noted, that the conditions and such like
matters therein mentioned, do not apply to the
present proposed adoption contract, as the parties
and child do not come within the terms and
application of the Irish Adoption Acts (No. 25 of
1952 and No. 2 of 1964).
(i) The said Acts set out the conditions which
entitle persons to enter into adoption contracts
pursuant to the said Acts and likewise sets out
the resultant rights and obligations. The said
Acts however are not applicable to the parties or
to the child in this present case as the said parties
and child are not entitled to come within the
terms of the said Acts.
FOURTH INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS
OF MILITARY PENAL LAW AND LAW OF
WAR
Madrid,
from 9th to 12th May 1967
The International Society of Military Penal Law
and Law of War will organise its Fourth Inter
national Congress in Madrid from 9th to 12th
May 1967. This will be a continuation of the
previous meetings which have taken place
in
Brussels, Florence and Strasbourg.
The general theme of the congress will be as
follows :
"The Military Offences: Charges and
International Incidents".
Colonel Moran, Deputy Judge Advocate, has
informed the Society that members who wish to
participate at this congress will be welcome. Ap
plications for registration may be obtained from
the secretary, and should be sent to :
Escuela de
Estudios Turidicos, Tambre 35, Madrid 2, Spain;
if possible before 1st April next. The application
form should be accompanied by a registration fee
of 150 pesetas (52/- approximately). It is under
stood that there will be 700 delegates at this
congress.
COUNTY KERRY LAW SOCIETY
At the annual general meeting of the above
society the following officers were elected for the
forthcoming year: President, Gerald Baily; Vice-
President, Donal Browne; Chairman, M. L.
O'Connell; Treasurer and Secretary, Donal Kelli-
her; Committee, Messrs G. Baily, D. Browne,
Creagh Downing, D. Courtney, W. A. Crowley,
J. J. Grace, D. Kelliher, M. L. O'Connell, J. S.
O'Reilly, J. J. O'Donnell, M. O'Sullivan and D.
Twomey.
ACCOUNTANT'S CERTIFICATE
FORM A
To (a) _
Dear Sir(s),
Having made a general test examination of the
books of account, bank passbooks, bank statements
and deposit receipts kept in relation to your prac
tice as solicitor(s) carried on at(b) .....................
as produced to me/us for the accounting period
beginning on the ............ day of ......... 19......
and ending on the ............ day of ......... 19......
I am/we are satisfied, subject to the matters set
out on the back hereof
(1) that the said books appeared to be properly
kept and written up in compliance with the Soli
citors' Accounts Regulations now in operation.
(2) that as at the(c) ............ day of ............
19... ...and the ............ day of ......... 19...... so
far as appears from the said books, statements and
deposit receipts the sum or the total of the sums
at credit of the designated client account or ac
counts and designated trust bank account or ac
counts as defined in the said regulations kept by
you was not less
than the total of
the sums
required to be so kept in conformity with the
provisions of the said regulations.
Dated this ............ day of ............ 19......
Signature
.............................................
Professional Qualification ...........................
Address
.
..............................................
Notes
(a) State full name of the solicitor of firm of
solicitors in respect of whom the certificate is
issued.
(b) When the solicitor has two or more places
of business he may at his option lodge a separate
certificate for each office or one certificate to cover
all. All addresses should be stated in the certificate,
if only one certificate is issued.
(c) These may be any dates, selected by the
accountant, during the accounting period covered
by the certificate.
FORM B
To(a)
of(b)
Dear Sir(s),
I/we certify in compliance with paragraph 4
of the Solicitors' Accounts (Amendment) Regula
tions, 1966, I/we have examined the books, ac-
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