The Gazette 1975

(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.