Singapore legislation
Clause 9
Clause 9
Amendment of section 30
Section 30 of the principal Act is amended by deleting subsection (1) and substituting the following subsections:“(1) A Selection Committee comprising the Chief Justice, the Attorney-General and the Judges of Appeal may appoint an advocate and solicitor or a legal officer as Senior Counsel if the Selection Committee is of the opinion that, by virtue of the person’s ability, standing at the Bar or special knowledge or experience in law, he is deserving of such distinction.(1A) At every meeting of the Selection Committee, 3 members shall constitute a quorum and no business shall be transacted unless a quorum is present.(1B) A decision at a meeting of the Selection Committee shall be adopted by a simple majority of the members present and voting except that, in the case of an equality of votes, the Chief Justice shall have a casting vote in addition to his original vote.(1C) Subject to this section, the Selection Committee may establish its own practice and regulate its own procedure.(1D) The appointment of a Senior Counsel shall be deemed to be revoked if the Senior Counsel —
is suspended from practice or struck off the roll;
being a legal officer, is dismissed from the Singapore Legal Service;
being a member of the Faculty, is dismissed from the Faculty;
is convicted of an offence by a court of law in Singapore or elsewhere and sentenced to imprisonment for a term of not less than one year or to a fine of not less than $2,000 and has not received a free pardon;
becomes of unsound mind;
is an undischarged bankrupt; or
enters into a composition with his creditors or a deed of arrangement with his creditors.”.