Section 1, The Legal Practitioners (Amendment) Act, 2015.

The Legal Practitioners Act, 2000 is amended by the repeal andreplacement of section 10 by the following section:– 10. A person qualifies for admission as a legal practitioner if– (a) the person is– (i) the holder of a degree in law awarded by the University of Sierra Leone, the University of Makeni or any other University established in Sierra Leone of such level as the Council of Legal Education may prescribe; or (ii) the holder of a degree in law of a recognized university or other institution of higher learning of a Commonwealth country approved by the Council of Legal Education; or (iii) the holder of any degree in law of a recognized university or other institution of higher learning of a country with a legal system anologous to that of Sierra Leone approved by the Council of Legal Education; (b) has passed the appropriate professional examinations conducted by the Council of Legal Education and served a period of pupilage of not less than twelve months with a legal practitioner of at least ten years standing in Sierra Leone.