Singapore legislation
Clause 3
Clause 3
New section 5A
The principal Act is amended by inserting, immediately after section 5, the following section:“Power of Minister and Board as to recognition of foreign qualifications5A.—
The Minister may, on the advice of the Board, by notification in the Gazette declare any degree or qualification to be sufficient to qualify the holder thereof for admission as an advocate and solicitor subject to his obtaining a certificate under this section.(2) No holder of any degree or qualification declared under subsection (1) shall be deemed to be a qualified person unless he satisfies the Board that he has attained a sufficient standard to be a qualified person and has obtained a certificate to that effect from the Board.(3) The Board may, before granting any certificate under subsection (2), impose such conditions or requirements as it thinks fit to be complied with by an applicant who is the holder of a declared degree or qualification.”.