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B-1 - Act respecting the Barreau du Québec

Section 45
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45. (1)  The board of directors shall establish the committee for access to the profession and appoint its members, including the chair. The committee shall be composed of at least 10 members. The committee may sit in divisions consisting of three members, including the chair or a member designated by the chair to chair the division. The other two members are designated by the chair of the committee. The members of the committee may not be members of the disciplinary council.
(2)  The committee shall examine the record of every candidate for professional training, evaluation and entry on the Roll; it shall inquire as to whether the candidate has the required moral character, conduct, skills, knowledge and qualifications to practise the profession, and shall decide on his admission.
(3)  The committee shall have, for its examination, all the powers of the Superior Court to compel, by summons signed by one of its members, the candidate, the witnesses for the candidate or any other person to appear, to answer under oath or to produce any document. The provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure (chapter C-25.01) apply, with the necessary modifications, for the purposes of this subsection.
1966-67, c. 77, s. 47; 1973, c. 44, s. 23; 1986, c. 95, s. 28; 1990, c. 54, s. 23; 1999, c. 40, s. 36; 2008, c. 11, s. 213; 2009, c. 35, s. 38; 2014, c. 13, s. 17; I.N. 2016-01-01 (NCCP).
45. (1)  The board of directors shall establish the committee for access to the profession and appoint its members, including the chair. The committee shall be composed of at least 10 members. The committee may sit in divisions consisting of three members, including the chair or a member designated by the chair to chair the division. The other two members are designated by the chair of the committee. The members of the committee may not be members of the disciplinary council.
(2)  The committee shall examine the record of every candidate for professional training, evaluation and entry on the Roll; it shall inquire as to whether the candidate has the required moral character, conduct, skills, knowledge and qualifications to practise the profession, and shall decide on his admission.
(3)  The committee shall have, for its examination, all the powers of the Superior Court to compel, by summons signed by one of its members, the candidate, the witnesses for the candidate or any other person to appear, to answer under oath or to produce any document. The provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure (chapter C-25) apply, with the necessary modifications, for the purposes of this subsection.
1966-67, c. 77, s. 47; 1973, c. 44, s. 23; 1986, c. 95, s. 28; 1990, c. 54, s. 23; 1999, c. 40, s. 36; 2008, c. 11, s. 213; 2009, c. 35, s. 38; 2014, c. 13, s. 17.
45. (1)  The General Council shall establish the committee for access to the profession and appoint its members, including the chair. The committee shall be composed of at least 10 members. The committee may sit in divisions consisting of three members, including the chair or a member designated by the chair to chair the division. The other two members are designated by the chair of the committee. The members of the committee may not be members of the disciplinary council.
(2)  The committee shall examine the record of every candidate for professional training, evaluation and entry on the Roll; it shall inquire as to whether the candidate has the required moral character, conduct, skills, knowledge and qualifications to practise the profession, and shall decide on his admission.
(3)  The committee shall have, for its examination, all the powers of the Superior Court to compel, by summons signed by one of its members, the candidate, the witnesses for the candidate or any other person to appear, to answer under oath or to produce any document. The provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure (chapter C-25) apply, with the necessary modifications, for the purposes of this subsection.
1966-67, c. 77, s. 47; 1973, c. 44, s. 23; 1986, c. 95, s. 28; 1990, c. 54, s. 23; 1999, c. 40, s. 36; 2008, c. 11, s. 213; 2009, c. 35, s. 38.
45. (1)  The General Council shall establish an examining committee composed of ten members, one of whom it shall appoint chair. The committee may sit in several divisions, each composed of not fewer than three members appointed by the chair, who shall designate one of them as divisional chair.
(2)  The committee shall examine the record of every candidate for professional training, evaluation and entry on the Roll; it shall inquire as to whether the candidate has the required moral character, conduct, skills, knowledge and qualifications to practise the profession, and shall decide on his admission.
(3)  The committee shall have, for its examination, all the powers of the Superior Court to compel, by summons signed by one of its members, the candidate, the witnesses for the candidate or any other person to appear, to answer under oath or to produce any document. The provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure (chapter C‐25) apply, with the necessary modifications, for the purposes of this subsection.
1966-67, c. 77, s. 47; 1973, c. 44, s. 23; 1986, c. 95, s. 28; 1990, c. 54, s. 23; 1999, c. 40, s. 36; 2008, c. 11, s. 213.
45. (1)  The General Council shall establish an examining committee composed of ten members, one of whom it shall appoint chairman. The committee may sit in several divisions, each composed of not fewer than three members appointed by the chairman, who shall designate one of them as divisional chairman.
(2)  The committee shall examine the record of every candidate for professional training, evaluation and entry on the Roll; it shall inquire as to whether the candidate has the required moral character, conduct, skills, knowledge and qualifications to practise the profession, and shall decide on his admission.
(3)  The committee shall have, for its examination, all the powers of the Superior Court to compel, by summons signed by one of its members, the candidate, the witnesses for the candidate or any other person to appear, to answer under oath or to produce any document. The provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure (chapter C‐25) apply, with the necessary modifications, for the purposes of this subsection.
1966-67, c. 77, s. 47; 1973, c. 44, s. 23; 1986, c. 95, s. 28; 1990, c. 54, s. 23; 1999, c. 40, s. 36.
45. (1)  The General Council shall establish an examining committee composed of ten members, one of whom it shall appoint chairman. The committee may sit in several divisions, each composed of not fewer than three members appointed by the chairman, who shall designate one of them as divisional chairman.
(2)  The committee shall examine the record of every candidate for professional training, evaluation and entry on the Roll; it shall inquire as to whether the candidate has the required moral character, conduct, skills, knowledge and qualifications to practise the profession, and shall decide on his admission.
(3)  The committee shall have, for its examination, all the powers of the Superior Court to compel, by summons signed by one of its members, the candidate, the witnesses for the candidate or any other person to appear, to answer under oath or solemn affirmation or to produce any document. The provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure (chapter C-25) apply, adapted as required, for the purposes of this subsection.
1966-67, c. 77, s. 47; 1973, c. 44, s. 23; 1986, c. 95, s. 28; 1990, c. 54, s. 23.
45. (1)  The General Council shall also establish an examining committee composed of at least five members, three of whom shall constitute a quorum. This committee shall examine the records of candidates for professional training, the examination and admission, and shall decide on their admission.
(2)  The committee shall inquire as to whether the candidate has the required moral character, knowledge and qualifications to practise the profession.
(3)  The committee shall have all the powers of the Superior Court to compel witnesses to appear and answer on oath or solemn affirmation, in the manner and under the penalties prescribed in the Code of Civil Procedure (chapter C-25).
1966-67, c. 77, s. 47; 1973, c. 44, s. 23; 1986, c. 95, s. 28.
45. (1)  The General Council shall also establish an examining committee composed of at least five members, three of whom shall constitute a quorum. This committee shall examine the records of candidates for professional training, the examination and admission, and shall decide on their admission.
(2)  The committee shall inquire into the morals, knowledge and qualifications of the candidate. For these purposes, it may summon and examine, under oath or solemn affirmation administered by one of its members, the candidate and any other person and ask them any pertinent question.
(3)  The committee shall have all the powers of the Superior Court to compel witnesses to appear and answer on oath or solemn affirmation, in the manner and under the penalties prescribed in the Code of Civil Procedure.
1966-67, c. 77, s. 47; 1973, c. 44, s. 23.
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