S.I. No. 218/1971 - Solicitors Act, 1954 (Apprenticeship and Education) (Amendment) Regulations, 1971.

1. What is now your age?

1.

2. Since becoming so bound he has attended regularly at my office (or that of my Town Agent) or has been absent only with my consent express or implied, and for some reason which I have considered satisfactory save on the following occasion and for the following reasons-:—(give particulars)

3. I believe that he has been conscientiously attending to his duties as apprentice and endeavouring to learn the law and practice of the profession.

4. I have for my part endeavoured to see that with the assistnace of either myself or my staff he has been given every opportunity and encouragement to learn.

5. I know of nothing which would suggest that he is not a fit and proper person to be admitted as a Solicitor.

(NOTE. This paragraph may be struck out where the declaration is lodged with an application to attend the first law examination).

6. So far as I am aware, he has not been engaged during his apprenticeship in any other profession, occupation, business or employment which in my opinion has interfered with his education and training as an apprentice.

I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true and by virtue of the provisions of the

Statutory Declarations Act 1938

and for the satisfaction of the Registrar of Solicitors under the

Solicitors Act, 1954

.

Dated this ....................... day

of ................................................... 19 .

Declared before me by ............................................................ ......................................

who is personally known to me (or who is identified by

who is personally known to me) at

This ................................................. day of ....................................................... 19 .

Dated this 15th day of July, 1971.

Signed on behalf of the Incorporated Law Society of Ireland

BRENDAN A. McGRATH.

President of the Incorporated Law Society of Ireland.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

The effect of these Regulations is to enable time spent by an apprentice in temporary employment outside the master's office to count as due service provided that it does not interfere with his employment as an apprentice.

7. Have you, since the expiration of your indentures, been engaged or concerned and for how long a time in any and what profession, trade business or employment other than the profession of a solicitor? (Need not be answered unless indentures have expired).

7.

Dated the.....................day of............................................................ ........ 19 .

Signature ............................................................ .........................................................

Present address ............................................................ ..............................................

............................................................ ............................................................ ...............

DECLARATION OF MASTER

I

of

Solicitor, do solemnly

and sincerely declare as follows:—

1.

has been bound to me

as an apprentice under Indentures of Apprenticeship dated the

day of

19 .

S.I. No. 218 of 1971.

SOLICITORS ACT, 1954 (APPRENTICESHIP AND EDUCATION) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1971.

The Incorporated Law Society of Ireland in exercise of the powers conferred on them by

sections 4

,

5

and

40

of the

Solicitors Act, 1954

and of every other power thereunto them enabling hereby make the following regulations.