| (1) | A National Forum on the Legal Profession (hereafter referred to as the "National Forum") is hereby established as a body corporate with full legal capacity and comprising of the following members: |
| (i) | eight attorneys designated by the Law Society of South Africa, two of which represent the Black Lawyers Association, two of which represent the National Association of Democratic Lawyers, one of which represents the Law Society of the Cape of Good Hope, one of which represents the Law Society of the Orange Free State, one of which represents the Law Society of the Transvaal and one of which represents the Natal Law Society; |
| (ii) | five advocates designated by the General Council of the Bar of South Africa; |
| (iii) | one advocate designated by the National Bar Council of South Africa; |
| (iv) | one advocate designated by the National Forum of Advocates; and |
| (v) | one advocate designated by Advocates for Transformation; |
| (b) | one teacher of law designated by the South African Law Deans Association; |
| (c) | subject to subsection (3), two persons who, in the opinion of the Minister, are fit and proper persons who have knowledge of the legal profession, designated by the Minister; |
| (e) | one person designated by the Board. |
| (2) | The need for the National Forum to reflect— |
| (a) | the racial and gender composition of South Africa; |
| (b) | representation of persons with disabilities; and |
| (c) | provincial representation, |
must, as far as is practicable, be considered when the National Forum is established in terms of this section, in addition to the terms of reference of the National Forum.
| (3) | A person referred to in subsection (1)(c) may not be designated as a member of the National Forum if he or she— |
| (b) | is a member of Parliament, any provincial legislature or any municipal council; or |
| (c) | is an office-bearer or employee of any party, movement or organisation of a party-political nature. |
| (4) | The National Forum ceases to exist on the date of the meeting with the Council as envisaged in section 105(3), which date may not be later than 31 October 2018. |
[Section 96(4) substituted by section 8(a) of Act No. 16 of 2017]
| (5) | [Section 96(5) deleted by section 8(b) of Act No. 16 of 2017] |
