Singapore legislation

Clause 13

of Legal Profession Bill

Clause 13

Admission of Malayan practitioners

(1)

A Malayan practitioner who does not qualify under subsection (2) of this section may be admitted as an advocate and solicitor without being required to serve any period of pupillage or to attend any courses of instruction but he shall not be admitted unless he has satisfied the Board in such examination as the Board may prescribe.

(2)

A Malayan practitioner who has been in active practice in any part of Malaysia for a continuous period of not less than three years in the four years immediately preceding his petition for admission may be admitted as an advocate and solicitor without being required to serve any period of pupillage or to attend any course of instruction or to pass any examination.