Singapore legislation
Clause 10
Clause 10
Appointments and qualifications of Magistrates and Coroners
(1)
The President may, on the recommendation of the Chief Justice, appoint any fit and proper person to be a Magistrate or a Coroner.
(2)
No person shall be appointed to be or to act as a Magistrate or a Coroner unless he has been for not less than one year a qualified person as defined in section 2 of the Legal Profession Act, 1966 (Act 57 of 1966).