Solicitors Act 1974

10 Issue of practising certificates

(1) Subject to sections 11 and 12, the Society shall issue a practising certificate to a person who applies for one, if it is satisfied, within 21 days of receipt of his application,—

(a) that his name is on the roll; and

(b) that he is not suspended from practice; and

(c) that his application complies with any regulations under section 28; and

(d) that he is complying with such training regulations (if any) as apply to him ; and

(e) that he is complying with any indemnity rules or is exempt from them.

(2) At any time when regulations under section 28 specify a training condition or training conditions, any practising certificate issued to an applicant by the Society shall be issued subject to that condition or one of those conditions if it appears to the Society that training regulations will apply to him at the end of 21 days from the Society's receipt of his application.

(3) At any time when regulations under section 28 specify an indemnity condition or indemnity conditions, any practising certificate issued to an applicant by the Society shall be issued subject to that condition or one of those conditions if it appears to the Society that he will be exempt from indemnity rules at the end of 21 days from the Society's receipt of his application.