Singapore legislation

Clause 6

Amendment of section 26

Section 26 of the principal Act is amended —

(a)

by deleting the word “or” at the end of subsection (1)(e);

(b)

by deleting the full-stop at the end of paragraph (f) of subsection (1) and substituting the word “; or”, and by inserting immediately thereafter the following paragraph:“(g)if he has been found under section 7 of the Mental Disorders and Treatment Act [Cap. 178] to be of unsound mind and incapable of managing himself and his affairs.”; and

(c)

by deleting subsection (4) and substituting the following subsections:“(4) A practising certificate issued to a solicitor shall cease to be in force —

(a)

when the solicitor ceases to practise or to be employed as provided in this section; or

(b)

upon the solicitor becoming subject to any disqualification under subsection (1)(d), (e), (f) or (g).(5) For the purposes of this section, “judge” shall not include a Judicial Commissioner of the Supreme Court.”.

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