Singapore legislation

Clause 2

of Advocates and Solicitors (Amendment) Bill

Clause 2

Amendment of section 2

Section 2 of the Advocates and Solicitors Ordinance (hereinafter in this Act referred to as “the Ordinance”) is hereby amended —

(a)

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

(b)

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”;

(c)

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

(d)

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;”.