(1) Subject to subsection (2) of this section, any 2 or more District Law Societies may from time to time, by written agreement, alter the boundaries between their respective districts.
(2) No such agreement shall come into force until—
(a) Every District Law Society having the boundaries of its district affected by the agreement has ratified it by a resolution passed at a general meeting of the society; and
(b) A copy of the agreement, together with notice of every such ratification, has been published in the Gazette.
(3) On such publication, the agreement shall have effect to alter the boundaries between the districts according to its tenor as from the date of publication or such later date as may be specified in the agreement.
Compare: 1955 No 101 s 103