Singapore legislation

Clause 61

of Legal Profession Bill

Clause 61

President and Vice-President

(1)

There shall be a President and a Vice-President of the Society who shall be elected by the Council from amongst its members and in the event of any casual vacancy arising in respect of the office of the President or the Vice-President of the Society, the Council shall at its next meeting or as soon as may be thereafter elect one of its members to fill such vacancy.

(2)

The President of the Society or in his absence the Vice-President of the Society shall be the Chairman of the Council and shall preside at all meetings of the Council and of the Society.

(3)

In the absence of both the President and the Vice-President of the Society, the Council or the Society, as the case may be, shall elect a Chairman from amongst the respective members.

Clause 61 — Legal Profession Bill | laws.sg