Parliament passes attorney general removal from bar council
The purpose of the bill is to make the council composed of representatives elected by lawyers.
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Parliament on Thursday passed an amendment to the Legal Profession Act to change the composition of the Bar Council's Executive Committee without the Attorney General.
The purpose of the bill is to make the council composed of representatives elected by lawyers. The amendment proposes:
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To remove from law the provision of a person in the office of Attorney General as a member of the council
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To elect seven attorneys to the council; the law now provides for the election of six lawyers
The reasons for the bill are to exclude the Attorney General from the council, making it a fully independent council.
The amendment will come into force on the date of the president's approval of the bill.
A person will be elected to the new Bar Council within two months of the law coming into force.
