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Section 54.1
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54.1. An advocate 55 years of age or over may be entered on the Roll as a retired advocate, on an application to the executive director.
A retired advocate may use the prefix “Me” or “Mtre” before his name provided it is followed by the title “retired advocate”; he may not, however, assume the title of advocate or attorney, verbally or otherwise, or practise the profession of advocate. Nevertheless, he may,
(1) perform the acts referred to in subsection 1 of section 128 within a legal person referred to in section 131.1 in accordance with the by-law adopted under that section; and
(2) act as certified mediator in accordance with a regulation made under article 570 of the Code of Civil Procedure (chapter C-25.01).
54.1. An advocate 55 years of age or over may be entered on the Roll as a retired advocate, on an application to the executive director.
A retired advocate may use the prefix “Me” or “Mtre” before his name provided it is followed by the title “retired advocate”; he may not, however, assume the title of advocate or attorney, verbally or otherwise, or practise the profession of advocate. Nevertheless, he may perform the acts referred to in subsection 1 of section 128 within a legal person referred to in section 131.1 in accordance with the by-law adopted under that section.
54.1. An advocate 55 years of age or over who does not practise may be entered on the Roll as a retired advocate, on an application to the executive director.
A retired advocate may use the prefix “Me” or “Mtre” before his name provided it is followed by the title “retired advocate”; he may not, however, assume the title of advocate or attorney, verbally or otherwise, or practise the profession of advocate, in particular perform the acts described in section 128, including pleading or acting before a tribunal referred to in subparagraphs 1 to 7 of paragraph a of subsection 2 of that section.
