§ Amendments made: No. 160, in page 20, line 12, leave out 'any' and insert 'the'.
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No. 161, in page 20, line 12, after 'made', insert—
'(bb) any other person with respect to whom the Ombudsman makes a recommendation under subsection (2);'.
§ No. 162, in page 20, line 19, leave out from beginning to end of line 20 and insert—
- '(i) the person with respect to whom the complaint was made; or
- (ii) any person who, at the material time, was connected with him;
§ (c) that—
- (i) the person with respect to whom the complaint was made; or
- (ii) any person who, at the material time, was connected with him,'.
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No. 21, in page 20, line 40, after 'section' insert
'and any publicity given under subsection (9)'.
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No. 22, in page 21, line 8, at end insert—
'(9) Where a person is required by subsection (8) to publicise any failure, the Ombudsman may take such steps as he considers reasonable to publicise that failure if—
- (a) the period mentioned in subsection (7) has expired and that person has not complied with subsection (8); or
- (b) the Ombudsman has reasonable cause for believing that that person will not comply with subsection (8) before the end of that period.
§ (10) Any reasonable expenses incurred by the Ombudsman under subsection (9) may be recovered by him (as a civil debt) from the person whose failure he has publicised.'.
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No. 163, in page 21, line 8, at end insert—
'( ) For the purposes of this section, the person with respect to whom a complaint is made ("the first person") and another person ("the second person") are connected if—
- (a) the second person—
- (i) employs the first person; and
- (ii) is an authorised advocate, authorised litigator, duly certificated notary public, licensed conveyancer or partnership;
- (b) they are both partners in the same partnership; or
- (c) the second person is a recognised body which employs the first person or of which the first person is an officer.'.—[The Attorney-General.]