CROWN SOLICITORS ORDINANCE, 1912

CROWN SOLICITORS ORDINANCE, 1912

No. 31 of 1912, incorporated in No. 9 of 1911.

No. 32 of 1912, incorporated in no. 6 of 1900.

No. 33 of 1912, incorporated in No. 3 of 1890 and No. 9 of 1899.

No. 34 of 1912, incorporated in No. 10 of 1899.

No. 35 of 1912.

to make provision for the appointment of and to define the powers
of the crown solicitors and assistant crown solicitors of
the colony [1st November, 1912]

1. The Crown Solicitors Ordinance, 1912.

2.-(1) The Governor shall have and shall be deemed at all times
to have had power to appoint any qualified person to be crown
Solicitor or Assistmit Crown Solicitor.

(2) For the purposes of this Ordinance
(a) a person shall be deemed qualified for appointment as Crown
Solicitor if at the time be first commences to perform his duties
as such he, shall possess any of the qualifications, which would entitle
the Court to approve, admit and enrol him as a barrister or as a
solicitor under section 21 of the legal Practitioners Ordinance,
1871;

(b) a person shall be deemed qualified for appointment as Assist
ant Crown Solicitor if he shall have successfully Passed all the
examinations required of a student before. admission as a bar
rister or advocate in Greator Ireland or as all attorney,
solicitor, writer or laws agent in one of the courts at london, dublin
or edinburgh or as a proctor in any ecclesiastical court in England.

3.- (1) any person duly appointed Crown Solicitor or Assistant
Crown Solicitor. under the provisions of this Ordinance shall be.
permitted to practise as a solicitor both lit the Supreme Court and
elsewhere in the Colony when appearing as Crown Solicitor or as
Assistant Crown Solicitor:

(a) on behalf of, or representing or acting for or on behalf of

(i) the Crown;





(it) any Government Department of the Colony;

(iii) with the consent of the Governor, the Naval or Military
Authorities;

(iv) with the consent of the Governor any officer in the employ-
ment of the Government in any matter in the Crown or the
Government or any Department thereof is interested;

(b) in any proceedings relating to extradition


(c) in any matter in which the Crown or the Government or any
Department thereof is interested.

(2) Any person duly appointed and acting as Crown Solicitor
under the provisions of this Ordinance shall also be entitled to appear
on behalf of the Attorney General and prosecute persons at the
criminal sessions.

(3) Subject to the provislons of sub-section (2) of this section no
person duly appointed crown Solicitor or Assistant Crown Solicitor
shall be entitled to practise as a barrister or to practise on his own
account as a barrister or as a. solicitor as long as he continues to hold,
or act in, bis appointment.

4. The Government shall be entitled to charge reasonable fees for
work done by any Crown Solicitor or Assistant crown Solicitor on
behalf of the Naval or Military Authorities or in extradition pro-
ceedings. Such fees shall be, subject to taxation and shall. be paid
into the general revenite of the Colony.

5. if in any cause or proceeding before any court, tribunal,
arbitrator or otherwise any party for whom any Crown Solicitor or
Assistant Crown Solicitor appears or acts as solicitor obtains an order
for costs against any other party such costs shall be taxed against and
payable by the party against whom the order is made, and when
recovered shall be paid into general revenue of the Colony.



6. Nothing in this Ordinance shall be deemed to confer a pro-
fessional status as solicitor upoll any person wbo has not been duly
enrolled as a sollclitor under section 21 of the Legal Practitioners
Ordinance, 1871-, or to detract from the professional status of any
barrister or advocate who is or has been appointed a Crown Solicitor
or Assistant Crown Solicitor under the provisions of this Ordinance.

[s. 7, rep. No. 43 of 1912.]
Short title. Appointment and qualifications of Crown Solicitor and Assistant Crown Solicitor. No.1 of 1871. Rights and limitations as to practice by Crown Solicitor and Assistant Crown Solicitor. Fees. Costs.

Short title. Appointment and qualifications of Crown Solicitor and Assistant Crown Solicitor. No.1 of 1871. Rights and limitations as to practice by Crown Solicitor and Assistant Crown Solicitor. Fees. Costs.

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