Singapore legislation
Clause 5
Clause 5
General powers of the Board
(1)
In addition to the powers given by the other provisions of this Act the Board may —
purchase or lease any land or building required for any of the purposes of this Act;
sell, surrender, lease, exchange or mortgage any land or building as may be found most convenient or advantageous;
receive grants from the Government or from public funds or the Society or from any other person;
borrow money whether by way of bank overdraft or otherwise for such of the purposes of the Board as the Board may from time to time consider desirable; and
do all things for which it has power to make regulations under subsections (2) and (3) of this section and to do all things which are necessary to carry into effect the objects of this Part of this Act and the purposes of the Board.
(2)
Subject to the provisions of this Part of this Act the Board shall have power to make rules to carry into effect the objects of this Part of this Act.
(3)
In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the provisions of subsection (2) of this section the Board may make rules —
for regulating the meetings and proceedings of the Board;
with respect to the taking and retaining of pupils by masters and of articled clerks by principals and the conduct, duties and responsibilities of the parties;
for regulating the manner in which pupils serve their period of pupillage and articled clerks their articles;
for specifying the subjects in which pupils and articled clerks shall attend courses of instruction;
for the examination from time to time of pupils and articled clerks;
for the exemption of pupils or articled clerks from courses of instruction or examination;
for the appointment of lecturers and examiners and for payment of fees to them;
for regulating the procedure whereby qualified persons and articled clerks who have satisfied the provisions of this Act are admitted as advocates and solicitors by the High Court; and
for prescribing the forms to be used and the fees to be paid for the purposes of this Part of this Act.