Singapore legislation
Clause 62
Clause 62
When members of Council to vacate office
(1)
A statutory member of the Council shall vacate his office if —
he is struck off the Roll or is suspended from practising as an advocate and solicitor;
he becomes bankrupt or insolvent or enters into composition with any creditor or takes or attempts to take the benefit of any written law to liquidate his assets or affairs; or
he becomes of unsound mind.
(2)
An elected member shall vacate his office in any of the circumstances specified in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of subsection (1) of this section and shall also vacate his office if —
being elected under paragraph (a) or (b) of subsection (1) of section 54 of this Act, he ceases for any reason to have in force a practising certificate;
he resigns his seat on the Council; or
he is absent from three consecutive meetings of the Council without its consent.
(3)
For the purposes of subsection (2) of this section, a person appointed under the provisions of subsections (1) and (2) of section 58 of this Act shall be deemed to have been elected under paragraph (a) or (b) of subsection (1) of section 54 of this Act.