Singapore legislation

Clause 7

of Legal Profession (Amendment) Bill

Clause 7

Amendment of section 48

Section 48 of the principal Act is amended —

(a)

by deleting the words “three hundred dollars” in subsection (4) and substituting “$500”; and

(b)

by deleting subsection (5) and substituting the following subsection:“(5) Within one week of the end of each month the Society shall, out of each annual subscription received by the Society during that month, pay to the Board —

(a)

in the case of a subscription paid by a practitioner member of not less than 5 years’ standing, a sum of $120; and

(b)

in the case of a subscription paid by a practitioner member of less than 5 years’ standing, a sum of $60.”.