Singapore legislation
Clause 14
Clause 14
Transitional and savings provisions
(1)
The persons who immediately prior to the commencement of this Act have been nominated under section 7 of the principal Act to hold office as members of the Board of Legal Education shall continue to hold office until new members are nominated by the Senate of the Academy under that section as amended by this Act.
(2)
The provisions of Part VII of the principal Act as amended by this Act shall apply with such modifications as may be necessary to —
all proceedings under that Part which are pending at the commencement of this Act; and
any application or any complaint or information touching upon the conduct of an advocate and solicitor which was made or referred to or received by the Society before the commencement of this Act.
(3)
Any person appointed as a member of the Inquiry Panel constituted under section 81(1) of the principal Act at any time prior to the commencement of this Act shall continue to hold office until the expiry of his term of appointment unless he is removed from office pursuant to section 81(4) of the principal Act.
(4)
The amendments made by this Act to section 95 of the principal Act shall not affect any appeal to the Judicial Committee or Her Britannic Majesty’s Privy Council which is pending at the commencement of this Act.