Advocates and Solicitors (Amendment) Bill

by deleting the words “British subject or British protected person” appearing in the definition of “qualified person” therein and substituting therefor the word “person”;

by deleting the words “of the Supreme Court of the Federation of Malaya” appearing in the definition of “qualified person” therein and substituting therefor the words “entitled to practise in the courts in any part of Malaysia”;

by inserting immediately after the words “Deputy Registrar” appearing at the end of the definition of “Registrar” therein the words “and an Assistant Registrar”; and

by deleting the definition of “Rules Committee” appearing therein and substituting therefor the following: —“ “Rules Committee” means the Rules Committee constituted under any written law for the time being in force which has power to make rules for regulating procedure in the Supreme Court;”.

by deleting the words “Such petition shall state that the petitioner is a British subject or British protected person and the grounds upon which the petitioner claims such nationality or status.” appearing in subsection (1) thereof;

by deleting the words “of the Supreme Court of the Federation of Malaya” appearing in subsection (3) thereof and substituting therefor the words “entitled to practise in the courts in any part of Malaysia”;

by deleting paragraph (b) of subsection (3) thereof and substituting therefor the following: —“(b)if the petitioner has obtained a certificate from the University of Singapore or the University of Malaya that he has satisfactorily completed a post-graduate practical course organized by the University — a period of not less than six months:Provided that no period of attendance in the office in Singapore as aforesaid shall be counted for the purpose of this paragraph if the petitioner has concurrently attended the postgraduate practical course;”;

by deleting the words “Her Majesty’s dominions” appearing in the third line of subsection (5) thereof and substituting therefor the words “the Commonwealth”; and

by deleting the words “the Federation of Malaya” appearing in the seventh and eighth lines of subsection (5) thereof and substituting therefor the words “any part of Malaysia”.

by deleting the expression “Dominion, Indian or Colonial court” wherever it appears therein and substituting therefor the words “court in any part of the Commonwealth”; and

by deleting the marginal note thereto.

by deleting the words “of the Supreme Court of the Federation of Malaya” appearing in the twelfth and thirteenth lines of subsection (1) thereof and substituting therefor the words “entitled to practise in the courts in any part of Malaysia”;

by deleting the words “of the Colony” appearing in the penultimate line of subsection (1) thereof; and

by deleting subsection (6) thereof.

by deleting the words “take the oath of allegiance to Her Majesty and” appearing in subsection (1) thereof; and

by deleting the words “Oath of allegiance and payment” appearing in the marginal note thereto and substituting therefor the word “Payment”.

by deleting the word “January” appearing in subsection (4) thereof and substituting therefor the word “March”;

by deleting the words “the Federation of Malaya” wherever they appear in subsection (6) thereof and substituting therefor the words “any part of Malaysia”; and

by adding thereto a new subsection as follows: —“(9) For the purposes of subsections (1) and (3) of this section the word “year” shall mean the period from the first day of March in any year to the last day of February in the next ensuing year.”.

by deleting the expression “section 100 of the Courts Ordinance” appearing in paragraph (f) thereof and substituting therefor the words “any written law relating to the courts”;

by deleting the marginal note “Cap. 3.” thereto;

by deleting paragraph (j) thereof; and

by deleting the words “the Federation of Malaya” appearing in paragraph (l) thereof and substituting therefor the word “Malaysia”.

by deleting the words “this Colony” appearing in the sixth line thereof and substituting therefor the word “Singapore”; and

by deleting the words “Her Majesty in Council” appearing in the sixth and seventh lines thereof and substituting therefor the words “the President”.

by deleting the words “the Federation of Malaya” appearing in paragraph (b) thereof and substituting therefor the words “in Malaysia”;

by deleting the expression “section 100 of the Courts Ordinance” appearing in paragraph (e) thereof and substituting therefor the words “any written law relating to the courts”; and

by deleting the marginal note “Cap. 3.” thereto.