# Access to Justice Act 1999, Section 46: Bar practising certificates.

Extent: E+W

(1) If the General Council of the Bar makes rules prohibiting barristers from practising as specified in the rules unless authorised by a certificate issued by the Council (a “practising certificate”), the rules may include provision requiring the payment of fees to the Council by applicants for practising certificates.
(2) Rules made by virtue of subsection (1)—
(a) may provide for the payment of different fees by different descriptions of applicants, . . .
(b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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(4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1999/22/section/46 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/access-to-justice-act-1999/section-46
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