Clause 2

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Ordinance the Supreme Court may at its discretion and for the purpose of any one case admit to practise as an advocate and solicitor any person other than a practising advocate and solicitor of the Federation of Malaya —

who holds Her Majesty’s patent as Queen’s Counsel; and

who does not ordinarily reside in Malaya but who has come or intends to come to Singapore for the purpose of appearing in such case.(2) Any person applying to be admitted under the provisions of this section shall do so by originating motion verified by an affidavit of the applicant or of an advocate and solicitor on his behalf stating the names of the parties and brief particulars of the case in which the applicant intends to appear and the originating motion and affidavit or affidavits shall be served on the State Advocate-General and on the Secretary of the Bar Committee and at the time of such service the applicant shall pay a fee of one hundred dollars to the Bar Committee for its costs incurred in the application.(3) The Registrar shall on payment of the prescribed fee issue to every person admitted under the provisions of this section a certificate to practise specifying in it the case in which such person is permitted to appear and any person to whom a certificate to practise has been issued under the provisions of this subsection shall for the purpose of his employment in such case be deemed to be a person to whom a certificate to practise has been issued under the provisions of section 24 of this Ordinance.(4) The Registrar shall not enter the names of persons admitted under the provisions of this section upon the roll of advocates and solicitors kept under the provisions of section 3 of this Ordinance, but shall keep a separate roll for persons admitted under this section.(5) In this section the word “case” includes any interlocutory or appeal proceedings connected with a case.”.