REINSTATEMENT OF ENROLMENT OF CERTAIN LEGAL PRACTITIONERS BILL

Issued by Adv. Johnny de Lange, MP and Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Justice & Constitutional Development.

The Reinstatement of Enrolment of Certain Legal Practitioners Bill will be introduced in Parliament and referred to the Portfolio Committee on Justice and Constitutional Development for consideration.

The Bill aims to provide for the reinstatement of enrolment of legal practitioners who were struck off the roll of advocates or attorneys as a result of their opposition to the political dispensation of apartheid and who are since deceased; and to provide for matters connected therewith.

If any person or organization would like to make written representations on the Reinstatement of Enrolment of Legal Practitioners Bill, he or she should do so by no later than 1 April 2002. Anyone who would like to give further oral evidence to the Committee in regard to his or her written submissions should notify the Committee by no later than 1 April 2002.

If the need should arise public hearings will provisionally be scheduled to take place during the week of 22 - 26 April 2002

The Committee requests all persons and institutions that wish to send submissions to make 30 copies available to the Committee, if possible.

It should be pointed out that the Committee reserves the right to decide:

• Whether or not to hold public hearings on the Bill
• Whether or not to give individuals or representatives of organizations the opportunity to appear before it, and
• The date, time, venue, duration and form of the hearing

All correspondence should be marked for the attention of Zodwa Velleman and addressed to:

The Secretary to Parliament
PO Box 15
Cape Town
8000

Copies of the Bill may, upon availability, be obtained from Ms Velleman.

Contact:
Zodwa Velleman (ivelleman@parliament.gov.za)
Tel: 021-403 3660
Fax: 021 462 2142