Singapore legislation

Clause 9

of Singapore Academy of Law (Amendment) Bill

Clause 9

Repeal and re-enactment of section 12

Section 12 of the principal Act is repealed and the following section substituted therefor:“Fellows of Academy

12. The Fellows of the Academy shall consist of —

(a)

the President and Vice-Presidents of the Academy;

(b)

all other members of the Senate except for those appointed under section 5(1)(h);

(c)

persons who have since 1st January 1980 held office as Chief Justice, judge of the Supreme Court, Attorney-General or Solicitor-General for not less than 2 years;

(d)

honorary or associate members who are elected by the Senate as Fellows for life or for such period as the Senate may in any case consider appropriate; and

(e)

members who have been appointed as Senior Counsel under the Legal Profession Act [Cap. 161].”.

Clause 9 — Singapore Academy of Law (Amendment) Bill