[LEP 48] Duration of certificate48 

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(1) Every practising certificate shall be deemed to expire on the last day of February in each year.

(2) A practising certificate issued other than pursuant to an application for a renewal, shall take effect from the day the certificate is issued by the Registrar. A practising certificate issued pursuant to an application for renewal shall take effect from the first day of March in each year.

(3) Where a person makes application for a practising certificate after the last day in August of any year, one-half only of the relevant fee shall be payable by the applicant.

(4) A practising certificate shall be automatically cancelled if the name of the holder thereof is removed from or struck off the Roll.

(5) The holder of a practising certificate that has been cancelled or suspended shall, upon being so notified immediately return the practising certificate to the Registrar.

(6) The Registrar may for any reason it considers sufficient direct that a practising certificate shall take effect from the first day of March in any year, notwithstanding that it may be issued at a later date.

(7) The Registrar shall, annually, forward to all courts in all divisions a list of practitioners with current practising certificates.