Singapore legislation

Clause 15

of Legal Profession (Amendment) Bill

Clause 15

Amendment of section 86

Section 86 of the principal Act is amended —

(a)

by deleting the words “proceeding to inquire into or investigating” in the first line of subsection (4) thereof and substituting therefor the word “inquiring”; and

(b)

by inserting, immediately after subsection (4) thereof, the following subsection: —“(5) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, whenever an advocate and solicitor has been convicted of the offence of criminal breach of trust punishable under section 409 of the Penal Code (Cap. 103) or of any offence involving fraud or dishonesty, the Council shall forthwith apply to the Chief Justice to appoint a Disciplinary Committee which shall hear and investigate the matter.”.