Singapore legislation
Clause 144
Clause 144
Pending petitions for admission
(1)
In this section the expression “pending petition” shall mean —
a petition filed pursuant to the provisions of subsection (2) of this section; or
a petition filed before the coming into operation of Part II of this Act in which no order for the admission of the petition has been made when Part II of this Act comes into operation.
(2)
Any qualified person who is desirous of filing a petition for admission before the Board is constituted may do so under the provisions of the Ordinance notwithstanding its repeal.
(3)
The provisions of sections 4 to 7 inclusive of the Ordinance shall subject to the provisions of this section apply to every pending petition.
(4)
All references to the Bar Committee in sections 4 to 7 of the Ordinance shall between the date of the coming into operation of Part II of this Act and the constitution of the Board be read as references to the Society and thereafter shall be read as references to the Board.
(5)
The provisions of sections 27 and 28 of this Act shall apply to every pending petition.
(6)
If no order for the admission of a petitioner in a pending petition is made before the 31st day of December 1968, that pending petition shall be deemed to have lapsed.