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1. INTERPRETATION

1.1 Definitions: In these Rules unless the context otherwise requires:

"Act" means the Incorporated Societies Act 1908;

"Member" means a Member of the Institute in accordance with clause 8 of the Rules;

"Legal Executive" means a person who:

1. holds the NZLS Legal Executive Qualification or has before 31 December 2000 been exempted by the Council from holding it; or
2. holds such other qualification as may be approved by the Council from time to time; and
3. is in full time Qualifying Employment; or
4. at the discretion of the Council, is in part time Qualifying Employment; and whose work involves the giving of advice and the provision of services of a legal nature to clients that enables her or his employer to charge fees for such advice provided that this does not include a person employed solely as a secretary, typist, clerk, search clerk, filing clerk, registration clerk, trust accountant, office accountant, office manager or practice manager;

"Institute" means The New Zealand Institute of Legal Executives Incorporated;

"Council" means the Council of the Institute for the time being as appointed under clause 10 of the Rules;

"NZLS" means the New Zealand Law Society;

"Rules" means these rules;

"President" and "Vice President" mean the President and Vice President of the Institute as appointed under subclause 10.1.4 of the Rules;

"Registrar" means the Registrar of Incorporated Societies;

"Secretary" and "Treasurer" mean the Secretary and the Treasurer of the Institute as appointed under subclause 10.1.4 of the Rules;

"Executive Officer" means the Executive Officer of the Institute as appointed under clause 13 of the Rules;

"Registered Office" means the Registered Office of the Institute as determined under clause 4 of the Rules;

"Seal" means the common seal of the Institute;

1.2 Headings: clause and other headings are for ease of reference only and shall not be deemed to form any part of the context or to affect the interpretation of the Rules;

1.3 Defined expressions: expressions defined in the main body of the Rules bear the defined meaning in the whole of the Rules;

1.4 Clauses and sub-clauses: references to clauses and sub-clauses are references to clauses and sub-clauses of the Rules;

1.5 Plural and singular: references to the singular include the plural and vice versa;

1.6 Gender: references to one gender include the other gender;

1.7 Statutes and Regulations: references to a statute include references to any regulations, orders or notices for the time being in force made under or pursuant to such statute and references to a statute include references to all amendments to that statute for the time being in force whether effected by subsequent statute or otherwise, and references to a statute or provision thereof include references to any statute or provision for the time being in force passed in substitution for that statute or provision thereof.

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