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542 PDFTitle:Legislative Council OrdinanceGazette Number:E.R. 2 of 2012
Section:20FHeading:Composition of the legal functional constituencyVersion Date:02/08/2012


The legal functional constituency is composed of-

    (a) members of The Law Society of Hong Kong entitled to vote at general meetings of the Society; and
    (b) members of the Hong Kong Bar Association entitled to vote at general meetings of the Association; and
    (c) legal officers within the meaning of the Legal Officers Ordinance (Cap 87); and
    (d) persons appointed under section 3 of the Legal Aid Ordinance (Cap 91); and
    (e) persons deemed to be legal officers for the purpose of the Legal Officers Ordinance (Cap 87) by section 75(3) of the Bankruptcy Ordinance (Cap 6) or section 3(3) of the Director of Intellectual Property (Establishment) Ordinance (Cap 412); and
    (f) the Legal Adviser of the Legislative Council Secretariat and his or her assistants who are in the full-time employment of The Legislative Council Commission and are barristers or solicitors as defined in the Legal Practitioners Ordinance (Cap 159).
(Added 48 of 1999 s. 13)