Singapore legislation
Clause 23
Clause 23
Membership
(1)
No person shall be registered by the Council as a member of the Society if he is less than twenty-one years of age or if in the opinion of the Council he is not of good character or reputation or is engaged in any business or occupation inconsistent with the integrity of a member of the Society.
(2)
A body corporate shall not be eligible for registration as a member of the Society.
(3)
Subject to the provisions of subsection (1) of this section, every person on payment of the fee prescribed by the rules of the Society, shall be entitled to be registered as a member of the Society, if —
he has passed, in accordance with such rules, such examinations in accountancy and other matters (if any) as may be prescribed, and has complied with all the requirements relating to practical experience as may be provided for by such rules; or
he is a member in good standing of an association of accountants which is recognised in this behalf by the Society and satisfies the Council that he has had practical experience at least equal to that required under paragraph (a) of this subsection.
(4)
For the purposes of paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of this section a person shall be deemed to have passed the examinations referred to in that paragraph or any part of such examinations, as the case may be, if he has passed any examination or part of an examination (whether in Singapore or elsewhere) which is recognised by the Society as being equivalent to or higher than the examinations or part thereof first mentioned in this subsection.