Chapter:	159N	Title:	PRACTISING CERTIFICATE (SOLICITORS) (GROUNDS FOR REFUSAL) RULES	Gazette Number:
Rule:	2	Heading:	Grounds for refusal to issue practising certificate	Version Date:	30/06/1997

For the purposes of section 6(5)(a) of the Ordinance, the grounds on which the Society may refuse to issue a practising certificate are-

(a) the applicant has failed or refused to give to the Society a satisfactory explanation of any conduct which is, in the opinion of the Society, unbecoming of a solicitor;
(b) the applicant is, by reason of his financial position, mental capacity or otherwise, unfit to practise as a solicitor.