Solicitors (Northern Ireland) Order 1976

Northern Ireland Order in Council 1976 No. 582 — creates 16 criminal offences.

Made

12 April 1976

In force from

Not determined

Extent

N.I.

Subject

Miscellaneous

Explanatory note

No explanatory note was published with this instrument, or none was found in its text.

Offences created by this instrument

• SCHEDULE 1 SCHEDULE 1 · In force · Mixed — some elements strict, some not
• SCHEDULE 1 SCHEDULE 1 · In force · Mixed — some elements strict, some not
• SCHEDULE 1 SCHEDULE 1 · In force · Requires proof of a state of mind
• SCHEDULE 1A SCHEDULE 1A · In force · Requires proof of a state of mind
• Solicitor practising while bankrupt article 21 · In force · Strict liability
• Solicitor practising while bankrupt article 21(b) · In force · Strict liability
• If a solicitor continues to practise as a solicitor while subject to a bankruptcy restrictions order or a debt relief… article 21A · In force · Strict liability
• If a solicitor continues to practise as a solicitor while a moratorium period under a debt relief order applies to him… article 21B · In force · Strict liability
• Penalty for pretending to be a solicitor article 22 · In force · Requires proof of a state of mind
• Unqualified person not to prepare certain instruments, etc article 23(1) · In force · Strict liability
• Preparation of papers for probate, etc article 24(1) · In force · Strict liability
• Penalty for pretending to be a body recognised under Article 26A article 26B(2) · In force · Strict liability
• Sharing of profits or fees with unqualified persons article 28(1) · In force · Requires proof of a state of mind
• Failure to disclose fact of name having being struck off the roll, etc article 30 · In force · Strict liability
• Any person who, while an order under this Article is in force in respect of him, seeks or accepts employment by or… article 31(4) · In force · Strict liability
• Orders of Tribunal on inquiry article 51(10) · In force · Strict liability

What Parliament said about it

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• Solicitors (Northern Ireland) Order 1976 Lords · Lords Chamber · 15 March 1976
• Solicitors (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 Lords · Lords Chamber · 11 July 1989

  The noble Lord said: My Lords, the order before your Lordships makes various amendments to the Solicitors (Northern Ireland) Order 1976, the legislation governing the education, training, conduct and discipline of solicitors in Northern Ireland.

• Commons Amendment Lords · Lords Chamber · 15 July 1994

  ".—(1) No offence is committed under the enactments restricting the use of certain expressions in reference to persons not qualified to act as solicitors by the use of the term "trade mark attorney" in reference to a registered trade mark agent. (2) The enactments referred to in subsection (1) are section 21 of the Solicitors Act 1974, section 31 of the Solicitors (Scotland) Act 1980 and Article 22 of the: Solicitors (Northern Ireland) Order 1976.'.

• Duty To Disclose Grounds For Entering Etc The United Kingdom Lords · Lords Chamber · 21 July 1999

  Page 49, line 27, at end insert— ("() consult the Legal Services Ombudsman, if the proposed order would affect a designated professional body in England and Wales; () consult the Scottish Legal Services Ombudsman, if the proposed order would affect a designated professional body in Scotland; () consult the lay observers appointed under Article 42 of the Solicitors (Northern Ireland) Order 1976, if the proposed order would affect a designated professional body in Northern Ireland;").

• Duty To Disclose Grounds For Entering Etc The United Kingdom Lords · Lords Chamber · 21 July 1999

  ("() If the Secretary of State is proposing to act under sub-paragraph (11 he must, before doing so, consult— (a) the Commissioner; (b) the Legal Services Ombudsman, if the proposed order would affect a designated professional body in England and Wales; (c) the Scottish Legal Services Ombudsman, if the proposed order would affect a designated professional body in Scotland: (d) the lay observers appointed under Article 42 of the Solicitors (Northern Ireland) Order 1976, if the proposed order would affect a designated professional body in Northern Ireland.").

How Parliament handled it

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Check the source

• This instrument on legislation.gov.uk The authoritative text, including amendments made since
• Other instruments from 1976