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

Chapter I : Practitioners: Qualifications, Admission and Removal from Roll

18. Admission and readmission of notaries and conveyancers

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(1)The court may on application made in the prescribed manner admit and enroll any person as a notary or conveyancer if the court is satisfied that—
(a)he is an attorney admitted by such court to practise as an attorney;
(b)no order of court striking his name off the roll of attorneys or suspending him from practice as an attorney is in operation in respect of him;
(c)no proceedings are pending to strike his name off the roll of attorneys or to suspend him from practice; and
(d)he has passed the practical examination prescribed by section 14(1)(d) or (e), as the case may be, or is exempted therefrom under the provisions of this Act.

 

(2)The court may on application made in the prescribed manner readmit and re-enrol as a notary or conveyancer, as the case may be, any person who was previously admitted and enrolled as a notary or conveyancer and has been removed from or struck off the roll, if—
(a)he, in the discretion of the court, is a fit and proper person to be so readmitted and re-enrolled; and
(b)the court is satisfied that such person has complied with the provisions of paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of subsection (1).

 

[Section 18 amended by section 8 of Act No. 108 of 1984]