Statistics Act, 1999
R 385
Attorneys Act, 1979 (Act No. 53 of 1979)Chapter I : Practitioners: Qualifications, Admission and Removal from Roll21. Rolls of attorneys, of notaries and of conveyancers |
| (1) | The registrar of every court shall keep separate alphabetical registers in which he shall record the names of all attorneys, notaries and conveyancers admitted by such court and all names enrolled in terms of section 20, as well as the dates of admission or enrolment. |
| (2) | If a court orders the striking off the roll or suspension from practice of any practitioner, the registrar shall forthwith enter a reference to such order opposite the name of the practitioner in the registers kept by him in terms of subsection (1), and shall forward copies of such order to the registrars of the other courts, the registrars of deeds appointed in terms of section 2 of the Deeds Registries Act, 1937 (Act No. 47 of 1937), and the secretaries of the various societies. |
| (3) | If a registrar of a court receives a copy of an order forwarded to him in terms of subsection (2), he shall forthwith, if the name of the practitioner concerned appears in the registers kept by him, enter a reference to that order opposite the name of such practitioner, and such entry shall in the area of jurisdiction of such court have the effect of removing such practitioner from the roll or suspending him from practice, as the case may be. |
