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An advocate and solicitor shall have regard to the following factors in submitting documents to the Bar Council in support of his application for a Sijil Annual:

(a) the Bar Council may in its discretion accept as evidence of exemption from delivery of an accountant's report under rule 6(2) of the Accountant's Report Rules 1990 [P.U. (A) 302/90] the following:

(i) in the case of rule 6(2) (a) of those Rules, a copy of the Court Order admitting the advocate and solicitor to the Bar during the year in which the application for the Sijil Annual is made;

(ii) in the case of rule (6) (2) (c) of those Rules, a statutory declaration affirmed by a partner of the firm for which the advocate and solicitor works as an assistant establishing that fact;

(iii) in the case of rule 6 (2) (b) of those Rules and in any case where a document referred to in subparagraph (i) or (ii) is not acceptable to the Bar Council, a statutory declaration affirmed by the advocate and solicitor himself stating fully the circumstances excusing him from delivering an accountant's report and, particularly in the case of the said rule 6 (2) (b), affirming that he has not practised as an advocate and solicitor during any period in which he has not held a practising certificate; and

(b) the Bar Council may in its discretion accept a photostat copy of a receipt or certificate required to be produced under paragraph (6) or (7) of the form of application for a Sijil Annual but in case of doubt the Bar Council reserves the right to require the production of the original receipt or certificate or other appropriate evidence.