Section 4: Qualifications of law practitioners

4. Qualifications of law practitioners (1) Any citizen of Mauritius may apply for admission to practise law in Mauritius under section 6 where he satisfies the requirements of subsection (2). (2) The requirements of this subsection are that an applicant shall have— (a) (i) in the case of a prospective barrister who qualified as such in a State other than Mauritius, a professional qualification; (ii) in the case of every other prospective barrister or every prospective attorney— (A) been awarded a law degree; continued on page L8 (cid:177)(cid:3)(cid:24)(cid:3) L8 – 4 (1) [Issue 9] Revised Laws of Mauritius (B) completed the vocational course in accordance with section 5; and (C) sat for and passed an examination conducted by the Vocational Examinations Board; (iii) in the case of a prospective notary— (A) the qualifications referred to in subparagraph (ii); (B) attained the age of 25 years; and (C) been authorised by the Prime Minister, after consultation with the Attorney-General, to apply for admission; and (b) in every case, undergone pupillage and, in the case of a prospective barrister referred to in paragraph (a) (i), followed a prescribed course of training in accordance with section 5A (6). [S. 4 amended by Act 20 of 1993; Act 6 of 1995; Act 23 of 1996; s. 43 (2) of Act 7 of 2008 w.e.f. 24 November 2008; s. 5 of Act 8 of 2008 w.e.f. 15 December 2008; repealed and replaced by s. 4 of Act 30 of 2011 w.e.f. 3 September 2012.]