S.I. No. 196/1971:

SOLICITORS' ACCOUNTS (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1971.

SOLICITORS' ACCOUNTS (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1971.

The Incorporated Law Society of Ireland in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by Sections 4 , 5 , 66 and 71 of the Solicitors Act, 1954 and of every other power thereunto them enabling and with the concurrence of the President of the High Court hereby make the following regulations:

1. These regulations may be cited as the Solicitors' Accounts (Amendment) Regulations, 1971.

2. In these regulations the term "the Principal Regulations" means the Solicitors' Accounts Regulations, 1967 ( S.I. No. 44 of 1967 ).

3. These regulations shall be read together with the Principal Regulations, the Solicitors' Accounts (Amendment) Regulations, 1970 ( S.I. No. 94 of 1970 ) and the Solicitors' Accounts (Amendment No. 3) Regulations, 1970 ( S.I. No. 231 of 1970 ) and shall so far as they are inconsistent therewith alter and amend the same.

4. The Solicitors' Accounts (Amendment) Regulations, 1970 ( S.I. No. 94 of 1970 ) are hereby revoked.

5. These regulations shall come into operation on the 24th day of June 1971 and may be cited collectively with the Principal Regulations and the Solicitors' Accounts (Amendment No. 3) Regulations, 1970 as the Solicitors' Accounts Regulations, 1967-1971.

6. The following schedule is hereby substituted for the first schedule to the Principal Regulations.

FIRST SCHEDULE.

Dated this 24th day of June, 1971.

Signed on behalf of the Incorporated Law Society of Ireland

BRENDAN A. McGRATH,

President of the Incorporated Law Society of Ireland.

I concur in the making of the above regulations

ANDRIAS Ó CAOIMH,

President of the High Court.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

The regulations terminate the temporary arrangements for the opening of client bank accounts with named British and Scottish clearing banks and branch banks in Northern Ireland of Irish associated banks which were in force during the cessation of banking facilities.