Singapore legislation

Clause 8

of Legal Profession (Amendment) Bill

Clause 8

Amendment of section 33

Section 33 of the principal Act is amended —

(a)

by deleting “$1,000” in subsection (1) and substituting “$25,000”;

(b)

by inserting, immediately after the words “6 months or to both” in the last line of subsection (1), the words “and, in the case of a second or subsequent conviction, to a fine not exceeding $50,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both”;

(c)

by deleting “$500” in subsection (5) and substituting “$10,000”;

(d)

by deleting “$1,000” in subsections (5) and (6) and substituting in each case “$25,000”; and

(e)

by deleting “$3,000” in subsection (6) and substituting “$50,000”.