Section 5, Legal Practitioners Act, 1879 [S13-HB2]

As at 7 September 2026. In force from 9 January 1879.

In Legal Practitioners Act, 1879 [A10-4VM]. This text from 9 January 1879. No other text held.

Synthetic. The words of this section are generated by the register; the title, number and year of the Act are real.

Cite: Section 5, Legal Practitioners Act, 1879 [S13-HB2]. Machine: S13-HB2.

5. Prohibition of the translation of documents for the court without licence.—No person shall undertake the translation of documents for the court except under and in accordance with the conditions of a licence granted under section 6: Provided that nothing in this section shall apply to the translation of documents for the court undertaken by or on behalf of the Central Government or a State Government.

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Court: Section 2, Legal Practitioners Act, 1879 [S13H84] (In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—): "court" means a court of civil jurisdiction and includes a tribunal constituted under this Act

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Cited by (1)

Section 46, Legal Practitioners Act, 1879 [S13-JMN], 9 January 1879, Band A. "section 5".

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