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JAMAICA GAZETTE
SUPPLEMENT
PROCLAMATIONS, RULES AND REGULATIONS
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Vol. CXXXV TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2012 No. 139Ci

No. 2351'
THE JUDICATURE (RULES OF COURT) ACT

THE LEGAL PROFESSION (ENROLMENT AND PRACTISING CERTIFICATE FEES)

(AMENDMENT) RULES, 2012
In exercise of the power conferred upon the Rules Committee of the Supreme Court by
section 4 of the Judicature (Rules of Court) Act, and by virtue of section 4 of the Legal
Profession Act, and of every other power hereunto enabling, the following Rules are hereby
made:-

1. These Rules may be cited as the Legal Profession (Enrolment and Practising
Certificate) (Amendment) Rules, 2012, and shall be read and construed as one with the
Legal Profession (Enrolment and Practising Certificate Fees) Rules, 1971 (hereinafter
referred to as the principal Rules), and shall come into operation on the 1st day of January,
2013.

2. The fees payable by Attorneys-at-Law who are called in other jurisdictions will be
calculated based on the date on which they were first admitted to practice.
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3. Part II of the First Schedule to the principal Rules is hereby deleted and the following
substituted therefor-
(1) Attorneys-at-law ofless than five years' standing
(subject to paragraph (5)) 10,000.00
(2) Attorneys-at-law of five years' standing but
less than fifteen years' standing 20,000.00
(3) Attorneys-at-law of fifteen years standing and
over 30,000.00
(4) Attorneys-at-law who have retired from practice 10,000.00
(5) Attorneys-at-law in their first year of practice who
apply for a practising certificate by September 1 in
that year 5,000.00

Dated this 11th day of December, 2012.

ZAlLA MCCALLA, 0.1.

Chief Justice.

SEYMOUR PANTON, OJ., CD.

President of the Court of Appeal.

GLORIA SMITH
Senior Puisne Judge.

ALTHEA JARRETT
Director of State Proceedings (Ag.).

MRs. JACQUELINE SAMUELS-BROWN, Q.c.

Attorney-at-Law.

IAN WILKINSON
Attorney-at-Law.

CHARLES PIPER.
Attorney-at-Law.

CAROLArNA
Attorney-at-Law.

CARLENE LARMOND
Attorney-at-Law.

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