Section 11: Establishment of Council

11. Establishment of Council (1) There is established for the purposes of this Act a Council for Vocational Legal Education, which shall be a body corporate. (2) The Council shall consist of— (a) a Chairperson, who shall be a person who holds or has held judicial office, a law practitioner or a legal officer of not less than 10 years’ standing, or a person who has proven ability and experience in legal education, to be appointed by the Chief Justice, after consultation with the Attorney-General and such other persons as he may deem fit; (b) the Registrar; (c) the Solicitor-General or his representative; (d) the Director of Public Prosecutions or his representative; (e) a member of the academic staff of the Faculty of Law of the University of Mauritius designated by the Vice-Chancellor of the University; (f) 3 law practitioners, to be appointed by the Attorney-General; [Issue 4] L8 – 14 Revised Laws of Mauritius (g) such other persons, not exceeding 3 in number, as the Chief Justice may, after consultation with the Chairperson, co-opt on the Council either generally or for any specific purpose. (3) (a) The persons referred to in subsection (2) (f) shall— (i) be law practitioners of not less than 10 years’ standing; and (ii) include a barrister, an attorney and a notary appointed on the recommendation of the Bar Council, the Mauritius Law Society Council or the Chamber of Notaries, respectively. (b) Every member, other than the members referred to in subsection (2) (b), (c) and (d), shall hold office for 2 years but shall be eligible for re-appointment. (4) (a) Where a vacancy occurs in the membership of the Council, the vacancy shall, in the case of a person appointed under subsection (2) (a) or (f), be filled by a person appointed by the Chief Justice or the AttorneyGeneral, as the case may be, in accordance with subsection (2). (b) The person appointed under paragraph (a) shall hold office for the remainder of the term of office of the member whom he is replacing. (5) (a) The Council shall meet as often as is necessary at such place and time as the Chairperson thinks fit. (b) The Secretary shall convene a meeting of the Council on a request made by not less than 4 members. (c) At a meeting of the Council, 5 members shall constitute a quorum. (6) Every member shall be paid such allowance as the Chief Justice may determine. [S. 11 amended by Act 20 of 1993; repealed and replaced by s. 11 of Act 30 of 2011 w.e.f. 3 September 2012.]