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  • repealed
  • Law Practitioners Act 1982: repealed, on 1 August 2008, by section 349 of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 (2006 No 1).
78 Offences
  • Without prejudice to any of the foregoing provisions of this Part of this Act, every solicitor for the time being practising on his own account without partners commits an offence against this Act if, without lawful justification or excuse, he—

    • (a) Fails to give a power of attorney in accordance with section 70 of this Act; or

    • (b) Revokes a power of attorney otherwise than in accordance with subsection (8) of that section; or

    • (c) Fails to give a notice under section 72 of this Act.