# Solicitors (Northern Ireland) Order 1976, Paragraph


Provided that—
(a) a solicitor shall not be required to pay the annual contribution on the issue of the first three practising certificates issued to him after his admission; and
(b) on the issue of the fourth, fifth and sixth practising certificates issued to him after his admission a solicitor shall be liable to pay only one half of the amount of the annual contribution; and
(c) an annual contribution shall not be required to be paid by a solicitor who is employed as a full-time public officer or in the full-time service of a local or public authority and who does not engage in any form of private practice as a solicitor.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1976/582/schedule/2/paragraph/wrapper1n1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/solicitors-northern-ireland-order-1976/schedule-2/paragraph-wrapper1n1
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