{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/solicitors-northern-ireland-order-1976/article-49",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/solicitors-northern-ireland-order-1976/article-49.json",
  "legislation": "nisi/1976/582",
  "legislation_title": "Solicitors (Northern Ireland) Order 1976",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/solicitors-northern-ireland-order-1976",
  "path": "article/49",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "49",
  "heading": "Representation before Tribunal",
  "text": "(1) A party to any proceedings before the Tribunal shall be entitled to appear and be heard by that Tribunal either in person or by counsel or solicitor.\n(2) The Society may appear and be heard upon any application or complaint made to the Tribunal.\n(3) Any counsel or solicitor appearing in proceedings before the Tribunal shall have the same rights, privileges, immunities and duties as if he were appearing in an action in the High Court.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "1989 NI 14"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Art. 49 applied (1.4.2025) by The Recognition of Professional Qualifications and Implementation of International Recognition Agreements (Amendment) (Extension to Switzerland etc.) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025 (S.R. 2025/70), regs. 1, 5(2)(z)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1976/582/article/49",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T04:53:52.222859+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}