Law Practitioners Act 1982 No 123 (as at 01 August 2008), Public Act

  • repealed
  • Law Practitioners Act 1982: repealed, on 1 August 2008, by section 349 of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 (2006 No 1).
9 Levy on members
  • (1) The Society, if authorised by its rules to do so, may by resolution of the Council impose on its members a levy or levies not exceeding in the aggregate in any year an amount equal to one-quarter of the practising fee payable for that year under section 60 of this Act for each member.

    (2) Subject to subsection (1) of this section, any resolution under this section may provide—

    • (a) For payment of the levy by all members, or by any specified class or classes of members, or by members practising in any specified part or parts of New Zealand:

    • (b) For the payment of different amounts by different classes of members, or by members practising in different parts of New Zealand.

    (3) The amount of any such levy shall be payable in such manner as the Society's rules may prescribe or authorise, and shall be recoverable on behalf of the Society as a debt due to it.

    Compare: 1975 No 35 s 8