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Legal Profession Act 2006
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193 Conditions imposed on local registration by relevant
(1) The relevant council may impose conditions on registration as a
foreign lawyer—
(a) when it is granted or renewed; or
(b) during its currency.
(2) The relevant council may impose conditions on registration as a
foreign lawyer—
(a) on the application of the applicant for registration or renewal of
registration as a foreign lawyer; or
(3) A regulation may make provision in relation to an application for the
imposition of a condition of registration.
(4) A condition imposed under this section must be reasonable and
relevant.
(5) A condition imposed under this section may be about any of the
(a) any matter in relation to which a condition could be imposed on
a local practising certificate;
(b) a matter agreed to by the foreign lawyer.
(6) The relevant council must not impose a condition under
subsection (5) (a) that is more onerous than a condition that would be
imposed on a local practising certificate of a local legal practitioner
in the same or similar circumstances.
(7) The relevant council may amend or revoke conditions imposed under
(8) If the relevant council imposes a condition on, or amends or revokes
a condition of, registration as a foreign lawyer (the action)—
(a) the relevant council must give the applicant for the registration,
or the foreign lawyer, an information notice about the action,
unless the action was taken on the application of the applicant
or foreign lawyer; and
(b) if the action was taken during the currency of the registration—
the action takes effect when the foreign lawyer is given an
information notice or other written notice by the relevant council
about the action or, if the notice states a later time of effect, at
that time.
(9) This section has effect subject to section 178 (Amending, suspending
or cancelling registration of foreign lawyer) in relation to the
imposition of a condition on a registration as a foreign lawyer during
its currency.