Attorneys Act, 1979 (Act No. 53 of 1979)Rules for the Attorneys' ProfessionPart III : The CouncilThe secretary |
| 13. | The Council may assign to the secretary, in addition to the duties and functions assigned to him or her under the Act, these rules or any other law, other functions and duties of a general or particular nature. |
| 14. | The administrative headquarters of the society shall be known as its secretariat and shall be housed in such premises as the Council may from time to time determine. |
| 15. | The secretary shall cause all money paid to the society to be placed, as soon as practicable after their receipt, in such accounts as the Council may from time to time determine with a banking institution or banking institutions referred to in section 68(e) of the Act. |
| 16. | All cheques drawn on, or electronic transfers from, any banking account kept in terms of rule 15 shall be signed by, and all money withdrawn from any savings, deposit or other investment account with any banking institution shall be so withdrawn upon, the signatures or authority, as the case may be, of the secretary and one member of the Council or, at times when there are vacancies in the offices of secretary and assistant secretary, or neither the secretary nor an assistant secretary is readily available, by or upon the signatures of any two members of the Council. |