Code of Organization and Civil Procedure (Cap. 12)

Code of Organization and Civil Procedure (Cap. 12), article 87

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87. No person shall be entitled to o btain the warrant referred to in article 85 unless - (a) he is a fit and proper person as recommended by the Committee; (b) he is a citizen of Malta or of a Member State or is otherwise permitted to work in Malta under any law; (c) he has been approved by the examining board of the Faculty of Law, at a regular examination in the subjects of the course of studies to be followed by candidates for the profession of legal procurator, in accordance with the regulatio ns of the University of Malta, or a comparable degree from such other competent authority in acco rdance with the principles of mutual recognition of qualifications, after having studied law in Malta or in a Member State; (d) h e h a s , a f t e r p a s s i n g t h e e x a m i n a t i o n r e f e r r e d t o i n paragraph ( c) or at any time after the commencement of the last academic year of the said course, for a period of not less than one year, attended at the office of a practising advocate of the Bar of Malta and trained himself in the pr actice of the profession; (e) he has been duly examined and approved by two judges, who shall issue under their signature and seal a certificate attesting that they have found him to possess the qualifications mentioned in paragraphs (b) to (d) and that he is competent to practice as legal procurator in the courts of Malta. Regulations. Added by: XVIII.2002.10. Cap. 451.

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