# Solicitors Act 1974, Section 1: Qualifications for practising as solicitor.


No person shall be qualified to act as a solicitor unless—
(a) he has been admitted as a solicitor, and
(b) his name is on the roll, and
(c) he has in force a certificate issued by the Society in accordance with the provisions of this Part authorising him to practise as a solicitor (in this Act referred to as a “practising certificate”).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1974/47/section/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/solicitors-act-1974/section-1
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