Singapore legislation

Clause 10

of Legal Profession (Amendment) Bill

Clause 10

Amendment of section 29

Section 29 of the principal Act is amended —

(a)

by deleting the word “herein” in subsection (2) and substituting the words “in subsection (1)”; and

(b)

by inserting, immediately after subsection (2), the following subsection:“(3) Notwithstanding subsection (1), an advocate and solicitor who practises in a Joint Law Venture or its constituent foreign law practice, a Qualifying Foreign Law Practice or a licensed foreign law practice shall not be entitled to practise Singapore law except in accordance with Part IXA and any rules made under section 130W.”.

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