The Short Title of this Act shall be “The Law Practitioners Act Amendment Act 1865.”

Any person of the age of twenty-one years at the least who is or shall be entitled to be examined admitted and enrolled as a Barrister or Advocate in Great Britain or Ireland shall be entitled to be admitted and enrolled as a Barrister or Solicitor of the Supreme Court of New Zealand after he shall have passed such examination as is provided in clause VI. of “The Law Practitioners Act 1861.”

Any period during which any person shall have acted as Secretary Clerk Associate or Marshal to any Judge of the Supreme Court under an appointment in writing shall be computed for the purposes of qualification for admission as a Barrister or Solicitor of the said Court under the provisions of “The Law Practitioners Act 1861” as if such person had been bona fide exclusively engaged in the study of the law as a pupil of some barrister on the roll of the said Court or as if he had duly served under a contract in writing as Clerk to a Solicitor in New Zealand for the same period under the provisions of the said Act.

All the provisions of “The Law Practitioners Act 1861” relating to Barristers admitted under that Act shall apply to Barristers admitted under this Act and all fees payable under the said Act in respect of examinations and admissions of persons applying to be admitted as Barristers shall be payable in respect of the examinations and admissions of Barristers under this Act.

Any person who shall have been admitted a Graduate of any University of the United Kingdom or of any of the British Colonies shall be entitled to be admitted as a Barrister of the Supreme Court of New Zealand after he shall have passed such examination as provided in clauses VI. and IX. of “The Law Practitioners Act 1861.”