Code of Organization and Civil Procedure (Cap. 12), article 78A

78A. (1) For the purposes of this Title and of Title VIII of Book First of this Code, the expressions "Member State", "citizen of an agreement State", "competent a uthority" and "the Treaty" shall have the same meaning assigned to them in the Mutual Recognition of Qualifications Act . (2) For the purposes of this Title, unless the context otherwis e requires: "advocate" means a person authorised under the provisions of article 79; Cap. 369. "Committee" means the Committee for Advocates and Legal Procurators estab lished by article 3 of the Commission for the Administration of Justice Act ; "law firm" means an associat ion or civil partnership, whether or not properly constituted, or any other legal structu re of advocates in the exercise of the profession; "Register" means the Register maintained by the Committee in te rms of article 88D where information on individuals holding a warra nt to practice as advocates or legal procurators and on law firms is recorded. Administration of advocates and restrictions in respect of members of Parliament. Substituted by: XXVII.1977.2. Amended by: XII.1978,5; XXIV .1995.38. Substituted by: VII.2007.10. Amended by: XIX.2021.4.