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The Virgin Islands General Legal Council is a body that is proposed to be established under the Legal Professions Act, 2015 of the British Virgin Islands.〔Section 3, Legal Professions Act, 2015〕 The Act was passed on 25 March 2015 by the House of Assembly of the British Virgin Islands,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Finally – Bill passed to regulate lawyers )〕 and came into force on 11 November 2015, but the Council has not yet been formally appointed. ==Composition and functions== Under the Legal Profession Act, the Council will consist of seven persons:〔Section 4, Legal Profession Act, 2015〕 # a Chairman who shall be a senior legal practitioner who is a Belonger of not less than 10 years' standing, and is nominated by the Chief Justice; # a Deputy Chairman who shall be the Attorney General; # the President of the BVI Bar Association; # two legal practitioners nominated by the BVI Bar Association of not less than 5 years' standing, one of whom must be a Belonger; # one person nominated by the Premier, who is not a legal practitioner and who is a Belonger; and # one legal practitioner who is a Belonger, nominated by the Leader of the Opposition. Each member of the Council (other than the Attorney General and the President of the BVI Bar Association) may serve up to two consecutive three year terms. The Registrar of the High Court would serve as Secretary of the Council. Key functions with respect to the profession in the Territory such as ethics, professional discipline, admission to practice and the validation of training institutions and pupillages shall be delegated to the Council. The Council shall collect enrolment fees and other monies from members of the profession also.〔Section 4, Legal Profession Act, 2015〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Virgin Islands General Legal Council」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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