Bill ID 3182 (Legislature 21, Session 2)

L21 S2 3182

Alberta — Bills

1987 BILL Pr Second Session, 21st Legislature, 36 Elizabeth THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL Pr JIMMY W. CHOW BAR ADMISSiON ACT MR. NELSON First Reading Second Reading Committee of the Whole Third Reading Royal Assent Bill Pr Mr. Nelson BILL Pr 24 JIMMY W. CHOW BAR ADMISSION ACT (Assented to , 1987) Admission to Bar and enrolment as member WHEREAS Jimmy W.

Chow is a permanent resident in Canada, has resided in Alberta for 10 years and intends to apply for Canadian citizenship as soon as he is qualified to do so, but is unable to be admitted to the Bar and practice law in Alberta as he is not presently a Canadian citizen and is considered stateless; and WHEREAS a petition has been presented praying for the admission of Jimmy W.

Chow to the Alberta Bar and it is expedient to grant the prayer of the petition; THEREFORE HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1 Notwithstanding section 39(2) of the Legal Professions Act, the Secretary of the Law Society of Alberta shall approve the enrolment of Jimmy W. Chow as a member of the Law Society if he proves to the Secretary's satisfaction and in accordance with the rules of the Society that he: (

a) is a permanent resident of Canada; (

b) is of the full age of 18 years; (

c) has served under articles for a continuous period of at least 1 year or, with the approval of the Law Society, for periods totalling at least 1 year; (

d) has passed a bar admission examination; and (

e) has passed any special examinations that the Universities Co-ordinating Council may require him to take, if his degree in law was not granted by a university in Alberta. Application^of In all other respects, the provisions of the Legal Profession Act govern Jimmy W. Chow's admission to the Alberta Bar. Title: 1987 (21st, 2nd) Bill Pr24, Jimmy W. Chow Bar Admission Act

Document details

Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L21 S2 3182
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	L21 S2 3182
Language	en
Format	json
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	0585ff6deb112283b1d85c349f1d2f697f676f69

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