Section 7 of the Legal Practitioners Act: Enrolment (Nigeria Lawyers)
Citation: Legal Practitioners Act 1975, Chapter L11 (Cap. L11), Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004
7. Enrolment
(1) Subject to the provisions of this section, a person shall be entitled to have his name enrolled if, and only if —
(a) he has been called to the Bar by the Benchers; and
(b) he produces a certificate of his call to the Bar to the Registrar.
(2) The Attorney‐General may, after consultation with the Bar Council, by regulations provide for the enrolment of the names of persons who are authorised by law to practise as members of the legal profession in any country where, in his opinion, persons whose names are on the roll are afforded special facilities for practising as members of that profession; and, without prejudice to the generality of the power conferred by the foregoing provisions of this subsection, the regulations may —
(a) require persons seeking enrolment by virtue of the regulations to pass such examinations and to pay such fees as may be specified by or under the regulations;
(b) provide for the cancellation of enrolments having effect by virtue of the regulations where, in the opinion of the Attorney‐General, the facilities aforesaid are altered or withdrawn.
(3) Except in pursuance of a direction given under the following provisions of this Act by the Supreme Court or by the disciplinary committee established under those provisions, a person whose name has been struck off the roll in pursuance of a direction given either before or after the commencement of this Act by that court or in pursuance of a direction of the Disciplinary Committee, shall not be entitled to have his name enrolled again.
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