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Attorneys Act, 1979 (Act No. 53 of 1979)

Rules for the Attorneys' Profession

Part II : Members

Access to information relating to practitioners

 

2.4 The records referred to in rule 2.3 shall be kept at the secretariat and be provided, free of charge, to any member, the chief executive officer of the Law society of South Africa or any person authorised by him or her in writing, to the secretary of any other Law society referred to in section 56 of the Act or any person authorised by him or her in writing, and to the Executive Director of the Fund or any person authorised by him or her in writing.

 

2.5 Upon payment of such fees as may be fixed by the Council, the secretary may furnish any person other than the persons referred to in rule 2.4 with a certificate containing some or all of the following information extracted from the register, but with no other information, namely:
2.5.1 the name and address of any practising member;
2.5.2 the name and business address, or where no business address is registered, the residential address of any declared member;
2.5.3 whether a member has ceased practising or ceased to be a declared member, as the case may be; and
2.5.4 such further information as the Council is permitted in terms of the Act to provide.