Cap. 12 Art. 87Qualifications for obtaining warrant.

No person shall be entitled to obtain the warrant referred to in article 85 unless -

(a) he is a fit and proper person as recommended by the

Committee;

(b) he is a citizen of Malta or of a Member State or is otherwise permitted to work in Malta under any law;

(c) he has been approved by the examining board of the

Faculty of Law, at a regular examination in the subjects of the course of studies to be followed by candidates for the profession of legal procurator, in accordance with the regulations of the University of Malta, or a comparable degree from such other competent authority in accordance with the principles of mutual recognition of qualifications, after having studied law in Malta or in a Member State;

(d) he has, after passing the examination referred to in paragraph (c) or at any time after the commencement of the last academic year of the said course, for a period of not less than one year, attended at the office of a practising advocate of the Bar of Malta and trained himself in the practice of the profession;

(e) he has been duly examined and approved by two judges, who shall issue under their signature and seal a certificate attesting that they have found him to possess the qualifications mentioned in paragraphs (b) to (d) and that he is competent to practice as legal procurator in the courts of Malta.