General Legal Council and its functions

(1) For the purposes of this Act, there is hereby established a body to be known as the General Legal Council which shall be concerned with the legal profession and in particular, with establishing, adopting, and upholding standards of professional (2) The Council shall consist of– (a) the Chief Justice or a judge of the Supreme Court appointed by the Chief Justice; (b) the Attorney General or his nominee; 9 (c) three attorneys-at-law elected by the Association, of whom two shall be attorneys-at-law of not less than 10 years standing in the profession; and (d) two attorneys-at-law appointed by the Attorney (3) The Chief Justice or a judge of the Supreme Court appointed by the Chief Justice shall be the Chairperson of the (4) (4) The quorum of the Council shall consist of– (a) the Chief Justice or a judge of the Supreme Court appointed by the Chief Justice; (b) the Attorney General or his nominee; and (c) three other members of the Council. (5) The Council shall have power to do all things as may appear to it to be necessary or desirable for carrying out its functions under this Act, and shall have power, subject to the provisions of this Act, to regulate its own proceedings.