Singapore legislation

Section 36W

of Legal Profession Act 1966

Section 36W

Provisions as to penalties payable under this Part

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(1)

Where the court or a complaints committee has ordered a foreign lawyer or law expert to pay a penalty under this Part, the foreign lawyer or law expert must pay the penalty to the Registrar.

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(2)

Any penalty payable under subsection (1) which is not paid may be recoverable by the Government as a judgment debt.

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(3)

All sums collected by the Registrar under subsection (1) or recovered by the Government under subsection (2) must be paid into the Consolidated Fund.

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