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Change 1
As published
17 Date and expiry of practising certificates.
(1) Every practising certificate issued in November of any year shall bear the date of 1st November in that year, and every other practising certificate shall bear the date of the day on which it was issued.
(2) Every practising certificate shall have effect from the date it bears under subsection (1).
(3) Subject to subsection (4), every practising certificate shall expire on 31st October next after it is issued.
(4) On the name of any solicitor being struck off the roll or on a solicitor being suspended from practice as a solicitor, any practising certificate for the time being in force of that solicitor shall cease to have effect, but in the case of suspension, if he ceases to be so suspended during the period for which the practising certificate would otherwise have continued in force, the certificate shall thereupon again have effect.
Your change, as a redline
17 Date and expiry of practising certificates.
(1) Every practising certificate issued in November of any year shall bear the date of 1st November in that year, and every other practising certificate shall bear the date of the day on which it was issued.
(2) Every practising certificate shall have effect from the date it bears under subsection (1).
(3) Subject to subsection (4), every practising certificate shall expire on 31st October next after it is issued.
(4) On the name of any solicitor being struck off the roll or on a solicitor being suspended from practice as a solicitor, any practising certificate for the time being in force of that solicitor shall cease to have effect, but in the case of suspension, if he ceases to be so suspended during the period for which the practising certificate would otherwise have continued in force, the certificate shall thereupon again have effect.
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