Chapter VIII
IMPLEMENTATION PROVISIONS
Article 42.- Provisions on transition
1. Those who have been recognized as lawyers under the provisions of the 1987 Ordinance on Lawyers’ Organizations shall be granted the lawyer’s professional practice certificates to practice the lawyer’s profession according to this Ordinance; for lawyers currently being public officials or employees, they may continue practicing the lawyer’s profession for a period of three years as from the date this Ordinance takes effect.
2. Within one year as from the date this Ordinance takes effect, the lawyers operating in the fields of legal proceedings, legal consultancy and other legal services in any forms shall all have to switch to operation in various organizational forms of practicing the lawyer’s profession, prescribed in Article 17 of this Ordinance.
3. The bar associations set up under the provisions of the 1987 Ordinance on Lawyer’s Organizations must be transformed organizationally and operationally according to the provisions of this Ordinance within one year as from the date this Ordinance takes effect.
4. The Government shall detail and guide the transition for lawyers and bar associations.
Article 43.- Professional practice by foreign lawyers.
The professional practice by foreign lawyers in Vietnam shall be stipulated by the Government.
Article 44.- Implementation effect
This Ordinance takes effect as from October 1, 2001.
This Ordinance replaces the Ordinance on Lawyers’ Organizations, which was passed on December 18, 1987 by the State Council.
The previous stipulations contrary to this Ordinance shall all be cancelled.
Article 45.- Implementation guidance
The Government shall detail and guide the implementation of this Ordinance.