Section 4

to promote and maintain high standards of conduct and learning of the members of the legal profession in Singapore and the standing of the profession in the region and elsewhere;

to promote the advancement and dissemination of knowledge of the laws and the legal system;

to promote legal research and scholarship and the reform and development of the law;

to provide continuing legal education for its members;

to provide for the training, education and examination, by the Academy or by any other body, of persons intending to practise the profession of law;

to consider proposals and suggestions regarding matters which are referred to the Academy by the Law Society or the Institute;

to refer to the Law Society or the Institute proposals and suggestions regarding matters which in the opinion of the Senate require consideration by the Law Society or the Institute;

to promote good relations and social interaction among members and between members and law students and persons concerned in the administration of law and justice in Singapore;

to appoint persons as notaries public or commissioners for oaths and to authenticate their signatures;

to undertake activities and projects relating to the study, development and operation of laws and legal systems and the facilities, information technology and infrastructure in support thereof;

to provide consultancy and other services relating to the study, development and operation of laws and legal systems and the facilities, information technology and infrastructure in support thereof;

to hold moneys, whether as stakeholder or in any other capacity, for the purposes or members of the legal profession in Singapore or under any written law;

to certify the following aspects of documents executed in or emanating from Singapore for the purposes of their production in another country:

the authenticity of the signature on the document;

the capacity in which the person signing the document has acted;

where appropriate, the identity of the seal or stamp that the document bears;

to exercise the functions and duties conferred on the Academy under any written law.

provide such training and educational facilities for persons practising and intending to practise the profession of law;

provide training in subjects of study relating to law, the practice of law or the administration of justice;

appoint trustees of, and to receive, manage and administer, scholarship and other funds;

establish a library and common rooms for its members;

grant prizes and scholarships and establish and subsidise lectureships in educational institutions in subjects of study relating to law;

contribute a collegiate element in the training of students and young lawyers by organising moots, lectures, talks and practical exercises;

provide facilities for social interaction among its members and between its members and law students;

purchase or lease any land or building required for any of the purposes of the Academy;

sell, surrender, lease, exchange or mortgage any land or building as may be found most convenient or advantageous;

receive grants from the Government or donations and gifts from the Law Society or any source;

retain, for the purposes of the Academy, any income derived from the holding of moneys under subsection (1)(l);

borrow money, whether by way of bank overdraft or otherwise, for any of the purposes of the Academy that the Senate from time to time considers desirable;

invest the moneys and funds of the Academy in any shares, funds, securities or investments authorised by the Senate;

enter into any arrangements, agreements or joint ventures that are necessary for the attainment of its functions;

form or participate in the formation of any company for the purpose of carrying out all or any of the functions of the Academy;

levy and charge fees;

exercise any powers conferred on the Academy or the Senate under any written law; and

do all other things that are incidental or conducive to the attainment of the functions of the Academy.