Outline   J. Restrictions Relating To Accelerated Courses and Dual Degree Courses For Purposes of Rules 8,  9 and 9A
Rule 11	(1)	Except as provided in paragraph (2) or as otherwise approved by the Board, no person who has been conferred the degree of Bachelor of Laws by any institution of higher learning in the United Kingdom, Australia or New Zealand shall be a qualified person under rule 8(2)(ii) or 9, as the case may be, if --
		(a)	the course of study that led to that degree was an accelerated course; or
		(b)	the course of study that led to that degree was a dual degree course and the degree of Bachelor of Laws is a component of the dual degrees conferred on that person.
	(2)	Paragraph (1) shall not apply if --
		(a)	the person is admitted by any of the institutions of higher learning specified in the First Schedule for an accelerated course or dual degree course that leads to the corresponding degree of Bachelor of Laws as specified in that Schedule before 1st August 2001; or
		(b)	he commences reading such a course before 1st May 2002.
	(3)	Except as otherwise approved by the Board, no person who has been conferred the degree of Doctor of Jurisprudence by any institution of higher learning in the United States of America shall become a qualified person under rule 9A if -
		(a)	the course of study that led to that degree was an accelerated course; or
		(b)	the course of study that led to that degree was a dual degree course and the degree of Doctor of Jurisprudence is a component of dual degrees conferred on that person.
Procedure
To enable the Board to consider your application pursuant to Rule 11, you are advised to submit a written application enclosing the details of the accelerated courses or dual degree courses.