Statistics Act, 1999
R 385
Attorneys Act, 1979 (Act No. 53 of 1979)Chapter I : Practitioners: Qualifications, Admission and Removal from Roll6. Supervision over candidate attorney |
| (1) | Without derogating from the provisions of section 10, any candidate attorney shall during the whole term of service specified in the articles of clerkship, serve— |
| (a) | in the office of his principal under his direct personal supervision or under that of an attorney who is a partner or manager of his principal; |
| (b) | in the case of a candidate attorney articled to the State Attorney or to a member of his professional staff, in the office of the State Attorney or in any branch thereof and under the direct personal supervision of the State Attorney or a member of his professional staff; or |
| (c) | in the case of a candidate attorney articled to an attorney employed full-time at a law clinic, under the direct personal supervision of that attorney or another attorney who is also employed full-time at the law clinic concerned. |
[Section 6(1)(c) inserted by section 3 of Act No. 102 of 1991]
| (2) | For the purposes of subsection (1) 'office' shall not include a branch office which is under the control of an attorney who is not entitled to have a candidate attorney under articles. |
| (3) | A candidate attorney performing community service shall during the whole term of service specified in the contract of service, serve— |
| (a) | in the office of the law clinic under the direct personal supervision of his principal, or of an attorney or advocate, who is also employed full-time at the law clinic concerned; or |
| (b) | in the office of Legal Aid South Africa under the direct personal supervision of his principal, or of an attorney or advocate, who is also employed full-time at the relevant office of Legal Aid South Africa. |
[Section 6(3)(b) amended by section 25(1) of Act No. 39 of 2014]
[Section 6(3) inserted by section 6 of Act No. 115 of 1993]
[Section 6 amended by section 4 of Act No. 87 of 1989]
