62Notaries public to be practising solicitorsS
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(1)The 1980 Act is amended as follows.
(2)In section 57(2), after “solicitor” insert “ qualified to practise in accordance with section 4 ”.
(3)In section 58, after subsection (4) insert—
“(5)Where a person who is a solicitor and a notary public no longer has in force a practising certificate, the Council shall forthwith remove the person's name from the register of notaries public.
(6)If the person mentioned in subsection (5) becomes qualified to practise as a solicitor in accordance with section 4, the Council shall restore the person's name to the register of notaries public.”.