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159 PDFTitle:LEGAL PRACTITIONERS ORDINANCEGazette Number:E.R. 2 of 2012
Section:39KHeading:Determination of application by Assessment BoardVersion Date:02/08/2012


(1) As soon as practicable after an application is made to it under section 39H, the Assessment Board must consider the application, and decide whether to grant or refuse the application.
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), if the class of proceedings in respect of which the applicant is applying for higher rights of audience is that specified in section 39H(2)(c), the Assessment Board may grant the application-

    (a) without modifications to the class of proceedings to which the application relates; or
    (b) only in respect of a class of proceedings specified in section 39H(2)(a) or (b).
(3) As soon as practicable after a decision is made under subsection (1), the Assessment Board must-
    (a) notify the applicant of-
        (i) the decision; and
        (ii) if it grants the application under subsection (2)(b) or refuses the application, the reasons for the decision; and
    (b) notify the Council of the decision.