(1) Until other provision is made by law in this behalf, the Court of the Judicial Commissioner may, subject to such rules as it may with the approval of the Administrator make, admit proper persons to be advocates in any court in Goa, Daman and Diu and may remove or suspend from practice on reasonable cause any person so admitted; and may authorise such advocates to plead or to act or to plead and act for parties in all proceedings before such court:
Provided that all persons entitled to practise before the courts or tribunals in Goa, Daman and Diu immediately before the commencement of this Regulation shall be entitled to be admitted as advocates.
(2) No person other than an advocate shall be allowed to plead or to act or to plead and act for parties except that any party may appear, plead or act on his own behalf or on behalf of a co-party.
15. The Court of the Judicial Commissioner shall be a Court of record and shall sit at Panjim or such other place or places, if any, as the Judicial Commissioner may, with the approval of the Administrator, from time to time, appoint.
PART III SUBORDINATE COURTS
16. All courts including the Courts of Comarca and Julgado functioning immediately before the commencement of this Regulation shall be courts subordinate to the Court of the Judicial Commissioner and shall, subject to the provisions of this Regulation, continue to exercise the same jurisdiction and powers as they were exercising immediately before such commencement.