Section 15:
General power of Bar Councils to make rules.
115. General power of Bar Councils to make rules.A Bar Council may, with the previous
sanction of the High Court for which it is constituted, make rules consistent with this Act to provide for
and regulate any of the following matters, namely:—
(a) the rights and duties of the advocates of the High Court and their discipline and professional
conduct;
(b) the conditions subject to which advocates of other High Courts may be permitted to practise
in the High Court;
(c) the giving of facilities for legal education and training and the holding and conduct of
examinations by the Bar Council;
(d) the charging of fees payable to the Bar Council in respect of the enjoyment of educational
facilities provided, or of the right to appear at examinations held, by the Bar Council;
(e) the investment and management of the funds of the Bar Council; and
(f) any other matter in respect of which the High Court may require rules to be made under this
section.
Notes:
1. The provisions of sections 3 to 7, sub-sections (1), (2) and (3) of section 9, section 15 and section 20, shall stand repealed in
the territory for which the State Bar Council is constituted vide Act 25 of 1961, s. 50(1).