Singapore legislation
Section 12
Section 12
Admission as advocate and solicitor of Supreme Court
(1)
Subject to the provisions of this Act (including any rules made under this section or section 2(2), 10 or 14), the court may, in its discretion, admit any qualified person as an advocate and solicitor of the Supreme Court.
(2)
Any qualified person who applies to be admitted under this section must —
do so in accordance with, and comply with all applicable requirements of, any rules made under section 10(2)(g); and
if he or she belongs to such class of qualified persons as the Minister may prescribe under subsection (6), do so within such time as the Minister may prescribe under that subsection.
(3)
The court must not admit under this section any qualified person who is required, but fails, to comply with subsection (2)(b).
(4)
The Attorney-General, the Society and the Institute are entitled to object to any application under subsection (2).
(5)
Any other person who has filed and served a notice of objection in relation to an application under subsection (2), in accordance with any rules made under section 10(2)(g), is entitled to object to that application.
(6)
The Minister may, after consulting the Board of Directors of the Institute, make rules to prescribe —
the classes of qualified persons to whom subsection (2)(b) applies; and
in respect of each such class of qualified persons, the time within which a qualified person belonging to that class must make the application under subsection (2).