Singapore legislation

Section 70H

of Legal Profession Act 1966

Section 70H

Rules for prevention of money laundering and financing of terrorism

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(1)

The Council may, with the approval of the Minister, make such rules as may be necessary or expedient for the purposes of this Part.

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(2)

Without limiting subsection (1), the Council may, with the approval of the Minister, make rules —

(a)

to prescribe, for the purposes of the definition of “legal practitioner” in section 70A(2), the types of advocates and solicitors and foreign lawyers to whom this Part applies;

(b)

to specify how a legal practitioner or law practice is to apply this Part;

(c)

to specify the measures which a legal practitioner or law practice is to take when preparing for or carrying out any transaction concerning a relevant matter;

(d)

to prescribe, for the purposes of section 70G(1), different types of disciplinary proceedings for different types of legal practitioners;

(e)

to prescribe, for the purposes of section 70G(2), different types of regulatory actions for different types of law practices;

(f)

to prescribe such transitional, savings or other consequential provisions as may be necessary or expedient for the purposes of this Part; and

(g)

to prescribe anything which may be prescribed under this Part.

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