(1) A lawyer shall not practise unless he is a member of professional chambers or the pupil of such a member.

(2) Membership of professional chambers under these rule means:—

(a) having the lawyer's name exhibited at the chamber (unless he is a pupil) and that lawyer having the rights to use the chambers for the conduct of his practice, and

(b) that lawyer having the services of the clerk who is the clerk of the chambers.

(3) Membership of chambers includes being sole occupier of chambers.

(4) All professional chambers shall be registered with the General Legal Council.

(5) A lawyer who is a member of professional chambers may use his private residence for professional work. But a part of a private residence shall not be eligible to be regarded as professional chambers for the purposes of these rules unless that part is clearly separated from the purely residential part or parts of the premises.

(6) A lawyer shall not receive a pupil into his chambers unless that lawyer has been in practice for a period of not less than seven years and has notified the Council in writing of the proposed pupillage.