Section 2: Interpretation

2. Interpretation In this Act— “Board” or “Judicial and Legal Studies Board” means the Board referred to in section 7; “Chairperson” means the Chairperson of the Board; “Continuing Professional Development Programme” means such Programme as may be devised, organised and conducted by the Institute for each of the 3 branches of the legal profession with a view to broadening the knowledge of law practitioners and legal officers, keeping them abreast of developments in the law, encouraging them to share experiences and enhancing their professionals skill; “Director” means the person appointed under section 8 (1); “Guidelines for Judicial Conduct” means the Guidelines for Judicial Conduct approved by the Chief Justice and published as General Notice No. 2077 of 2002, and includes any amendments made thereto; “Institute” means the Institute for Judicial and Legal Studies established under section 3; I14A – 1 [Issue 6] Institute for Judicial and Legal Studies Act “law practitioner” has the same meaning as in the Law Practitioners Act; “legal officer” means an officer who holds an office specified in the Schedule and includes the holder of the public office of Chief Legal Secretary, Legal Secretary or Assistant Legal Secretary at the AttorneyGeneral’s Office; “member”— (a) means a member of the Board; and (b) includes the Chairperson.