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(1)Any person who, while he is disqualified from practising as a solicitor by reason of the fact that—
(a)his name has been struck off the roll, or
(b)he is suspended from practising as a solicitor, or
(c)his practising certificate is suspended while he is an undischarged bankrupt,
seeks or accepts employment by a solicitor in connection with that solicitor's practice without previously informing him that he is so disqualified shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding £50.
(2)Notwithstanding anything in the [1952 c. 55.] Magistrates' Courts Act 1952, proceedings under this section may be commenced at any time before the expiration of six months from the first discovery of the offence by the prosecutor, but no such proceedings shall be commenced except by, or with the consent of, the Attorney General.
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