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vincial council concerned, as the case may be, in writing that the said member shall as from a date specified in the notice cease to be such a member, and as from such date he shall for all purposes be deemed to be incapable of sitting as such a member in terms of section 55 of the Republic of South Africa Constitution Act, 1961 (Act No. 32 of 1961), or in terms of the said section as applied to members of the provincial councils by section 70 of the said Act. as the case may he, and his seat shall become vacant

(2) No person in respect of whom a notice has been issued in terms of subsection (1) and no person whose name appears on the consolidated list or who has been convicted of an offence in terms of section 54, 55 or 56, shall be capable of being elected and, if he is elected, of sitting as a member of the House of Assembly or of a provincial council unless he obtained, prior to his election, the written approval of the Minister or the leave of the House of Assembly.

(3) If any person who in terms of subsection (2) is incapable of being elected, is elected as such a member, the Minister shall in writing notify that member and also the Speaker of the House of Assembly or the Chairman of the provincial council concerned, as the case may be, that the said member was in terms of subsection (2) incapable of being elected as such a member, and his seat shall thereupon be deemed vacant.

Certain disqualifications for practising of certain legal professions.

34. (1) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any law contained—

(a)

no person shall be admitted by the court of any division of the Supreme Court of South Africa to practise as an advocate, attorney, notary or conveyancer, unless such person satisfies such court that his name does not appear on the consolidated list and that he has not before or after the commencement of this Act been convicted of an offence in terms of section 11 (a), (b), (b)bis, (b)ter or (c) of the Internal Security Act, 1950 (Act No. 44 of 1950), or has not after such commencement been

convicted of an offence in terms of section 54, 55 or 56 (1) (a) of this Act;

(b)

the court of any division of the Supreme Court of South Africa shall, on an application made by the Director-General: Justice, order that the name of any person be struck off the roll or list of advocates, attorneys, notaries or conveyancers to be kept in terms of the relevant law relating to the admission of advocates, attorneys, notaries or conveyancers, if the court is satisfied that such person’s name appears on the consolidated list or that he has before or after the commencement of this Act been convicted of an offence referred to in paragraph (a).

(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1) (a), the court may admit any person convicted of an offence referred to in that subsection if he produces a certificate signed by the Minister of Justice to the effect that despite such conviction the said Minister has no objection to the admission of such person.

Chapter 4

Board of Review and Inspectors of Detainees

Establishment and constitution of board of review.

35. (1) The State President shall for the purposes of this Act establish a board and may, if he deems it expedient, establish two or more such boards.

(2) A board established under subsection (1) shall be known as a board of review.

(3) A board of review shall consist of three members, who shall be appointed by the State President on the recommendation of the Minister of Justice and of whom—

(a)

one shall be a judge of the Supreme Court of South Africa or a person who has held office as such a judge, or a person who has held office as a magistrate of the