Law officers of Government

(1) Notwithstanding section 6, a person who holds an office of law officer of the Government specified in Schedule II, or as designated by the Attorney General from time to time by Order published in the Gazette shall, be entitled ex officio to be admitted and enrolled as an attorney-at-law without payment of a fee and so long as he continues to hold the office or to exercise and perform the duties of the office the person shall be entitled to practice law in all courts in Belize without holding a (2) Upon termination of appointment, a law officer of Government shall not be entitled to practice law unless and until admitted and enrolled in the ordinary way pursuant to section 6, but in that event his admission and enrolment shall date 12 retroactively to the date when he was first admitted to practice and enrolled pursuant to sub-section (1). Oath of attorney- at-law.