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The Council of Legal Education (Accreditation of Legal Education Institutions) Regulations
17. Discontinuation plan
Edition: 2022-12-31 · Repealed
17. Discontinuation plan
(1)Where the Council has issued an order of discontinuation to a legal education institution, the institution shall within two months submit for the Council's approval, a discontinuation plan which shall among other things state unequivocally the date on which the legal education or training shall be stopped.(2)Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (1), a closure plan shall ensure that, the discontinuation of a legal education programme shall become effective at the end of the academic year in which the order of discontinuation is issued.(3)Once a discontinuation plan has been approved by the Council, the institution shall—(a)not admit new students to any of its legal programmes; and(b)assist its students to transfer to other accredited institutions to complete their legal education programmes.(4)A legal institution shall, until it discontinues a programme—(a)continue to follow the course programmes approved by the Council or in the mode existing before the order of discontinuation;(b)maintain the library and other physical facilities required under these Regulations; and(c)maintain adequate faculty staff qualified to manage the course programme.(5)A legal institution shall not enter into a teach-out agreement with an institution that is not accredited under these Regulations.