The Gazette 1949-1952

the Act shall not take effect unless and until it has been laid before each house o f the Oireachtas and one month thereafter has elapsed. General Order W e , the Body in that behalf authorised by Solicitors’ Remuneration Act, 1881 as adapted by the Solicitors’ Remuneration Act, 1881 (Adaptation) Order, 1946 made pursuant to the Adaptation o f Enactments Act, 1922, do hereby, in pursuance and execution o f the powers given to us in the said Statute as so adapted, and o f all other power: enabling us in that behalf, make the annexed General Order. 1. This Order may be cited as the Solicitors’ Remuneration General Order, 1951, and this Order and the Solicitors’ Remuneration General Order, 1884, the Solicitors’ Remuneration General Order (No. 1), 1920, the Solicitors’ Remuneration General Order (No. 2), 1920, and the Solicitors’ Remunera­ tion General Order, 1947, may be cited as the Solicitors’ Remuneration General Orders 1884 to 1951. 2. The scale o f charges set forth in Schedule I Part II o f the Solicitors’ Remuneration General Order, 1884, as amended by the Solicitors’ Remuneration General Order (No.- 1), 1920, in so far as it affects the charges as to leases or agreements for leases at rack rent (other than mining leases or leases for building purposes, or agreements for the same) is hereby annulled save in respect o f business completed before the 1st day o f January, 1952, and there shall be substituted therefor in respect of all such business completed on or after the said date the scale of charges set forth in the Schedule hereto annexed. The remainder of Schedule I, Part II o f the Solicitors’ Remuneration General Order, 1884, as so amended shall remain in full force and effect. 3. Rule 1 1 o f Part I, Schedule I Solicitors’ Re­ muneration General Order, 1884, shall be rescinded as and from the 1st day o f January, 1952. 4. The percentage increases in the remuneration o f a solicitor set forth in Clause 4 o f the Solicitors’ Remuneration General Order, 1947, are hereby annulled save in respect o f business transacted before the 1st day o f January, 1952, and there shall be substituted therefor in respect o f all business transacted on or after the said date the remuneration for which is authorised by Solicitors’ Remuneration General Order, 1884, Clause 2 (c) as amended by the Solicitors’ Remuneration General Order (No. I), 1920 and Solicitors’ Remuneration General Order,

with a view to assisting the legal advisors responsible for putting them into legal form.” The following notices were published in The Accountants’ Journal by the Council o f the Associa­ tion o f Certified and Corporate Accountants:— “ The Council o f the Association, at a recent meeting, decided to draw attention to the fact that the preparation o f articles o f association and memoranda in company formation is essentially a legal task. In view o f this the Council advises members o f the Association to remember that the drafting and settling o f memoranda and articles of association o f companies should be properly left to solicitors (The Accountants Journal, December, 1950). We are authorised by the Council o f the Association to publish the following notice in extension o f that appearing under the same heading in the December, 1950, issue o f the Journal, on page 292 *A t its meeting of November 14th, the Council decided that it was desirable to remind members that the drafting and settlement o f memoranda and articles of association o f companies should properly be left to solicitors. In view o f enquiries since received from members the Council wishes to clarify the position as follows :— (a) The former statement was not intended to imply that there is any objection to a member’s assisting a client in the formation o f a company ; ( b) Nor is there any impropriety in his suggesting some or all o f the contents o f the memorandum and articles o f association. On the contrary it is very desirable that he should advise on those clauses relative to accounts ; (c) Although the Council understands that the preparation of memoranda and articles o f association by a member would not be contrary to law, the Council is nevertheless o f opinion that the drafting and settlement o f these documents is a matter for the legal profession and that a member’s participation therein should be restricted as above.” (The Accountants’ Journal, April, 1951-) SOLICITORS’ REMUNERATION GENERAL ORDER, 19 5 1 T h e following General Order was laid before Seanad Eireann on 19th December, 1951, and before Dail Eireann on 30th January, 195 2. Section 6 o f the Solicitors’ Remuneration Act, 1881, as adapted, provides that any General Order under