Singapore legislation
Clause 29
Clause 29
Practising certificates
(1)
Every solicitor shall in every year before he does any act in the capacity of an advocate and solicitor deliver or cause to be delivered to the Registrar —
a declaration in writing stating —
his full name;
the name under which he practises if different from his own name, or the name of the solicitor or firm of solicitors employing him; and
the principal and any other address or addresses at which he practises in Singapore;
an annual certificate issued to him; and
the prescribed duty,and the Registrar shall thereupon issue to the solicitor a practising certificate authorising him to practise as an advocate and solicitor in Singapore.
(2)
Every practising certificate shall be signed by the Registrar and shall be in force from the date of issue to the end of the year:Provided that where the name of a solicitor is removed from or struck off the Roll the practising certificate, if any, of that solicitor for the time being in force shall expire forthwith and the date of such expiration shall be entered by the Registrar on the Register of Practitioners.
(3)
Every practising certificate issued in the month of April shall be deemed to have been in force from the first day of that month.
(4)
In this section the word “year” shall mean the period from the 1st day of April in any calendar year to the 31st day of March in the next ensuing calendar year.