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Legal Practice Act, 2014 (Act No. 28 of 2014)

Chapter 2 : South African Legal Practice Council

Part 2 : Operation of Council

19. Executive officer and employees of Council

 

(1) The Council must appoint an executive officer for the Council, who is the accounting officer of the Council.

 

(2) The executive officer must, in addition to such function as may be assigned to him or her in terms of this Act—
(a) perform or exercise any powers and functions assigned to him or her by the Council;
(b) supervise the employees of the Council; and
(c) account for the assets and liabilities of the Council.

 

(3) The Council may appoint any other employees it deems necessary to assist the executive officer in the performance of his or her functions.

 

(4) The procedure for the appointment of the executive officer and other employees of the Council must be determined by the Council in terms of the rules.

 

(5) The need for the staff of the Council to reflect the racial and gender composition of South Africa must, as far as is practicable, be considered when the executive officer and other employees of the Council are appointed in terms of this section.

 

(6) The Council must, in the rules, determine the conditions of service of the executive officer and the other employees of the Council.