Legal Practice Act, 2014 (Act No. 28 of 2014)Chapter 3 : Regulation of Legal Practitioners and Candidate Legal Practitioners28. Assessment of practical vocational training |
| (1) | The Council must, in the rules, determine a procedure and issue directions pertaining to the assessment of persons undergoing practical vocational training. |
| (2) | The purpose of assessment in terms of subsection (1) is to establish whether, in the opinion of the Council, the person has attained an adequate level of competence as determined in the rules, for admission and enrolment as a legal practitioner. |
| (3) | The assessment referred to in subsection (1) must be carried out by the Council or an appropriate institution or organisation engaged by the Council to conduct the assessment on its behalf. |
| (4) | The Council must, in the rules, determine the criteria for a person, institution, organisation or association to qualify to conduct an assessment in terms of this section. |