They are part of the Conveyancing (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill that was passed in Parliament in April and was gazetted on July 8.
The aim is to tighten safeguards for conveyancing money held by lawyers.
Lawyers will no longer be allowed to receive and hold such money in their normal client accounts.
Instead, the money must be held in special accounts, which will be offered by banks appointed by the Ministry of Law.
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