Singapore legislation

Clause 12

New section 40A

The principal Act is amended by inserting, immediately after section 40, the following section:“Foreign practitioner members40A.—

(1)

Every foreign lawyer who is —

(a)

registered under section 130I to practise Singapore law in a Joint Law Venture;

(b)

registered under section 130J to practise Singapore law in a Singapore law firm; or

(c)

granted an approval referred to in section 130L,shall, without election, admission or appointment, become a member of the Society and remain a member under this section so long and only so long as his registration referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) or his approval referred to in paragraph (c) continues in force.(2) Every foreign lawyer who is a member of the Society under subsection (1) shall be referred to in this Act as a foreign practitioner member.”.

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