Singapore legislation

Clause 38

of Legal Profession (Amendment) Bill

Clause 38

Amendment of section 94

Section 94 of the principal Act is amended —

(a)

by deleting the words “Disciplinary Committee” in subsections (1), (2) and (3) and substituting in each case the words “Disciplinary Tribunal”;

(b)

by deleting the words “proceed to make an application in accordance with section 98” in subsections (1) and (3)(b) and substituting in each case the words “make an application under section 98 within one month from the date of the determination of the Disciplinary Tribunal”;

(c)

by deleting “$10,000” in subsection (3)(a) and substituting “$20,000”; and

(d)

by inserting, immediately after subsection (3), the following subsection:“(4) The Council shall inform the advocate and solicitor and the person who made the complaint of —

(a)

the determination of the Disciplinary Tribunal under section 93 within 14 days from the date the Society receives a copy of the report referred to in section 93(4); and

(b)

where subsection (3) applies, the Council’s decision —

(i)

as to whether it agrees with the determination of the Disciplinary Tribunal; and

(ii)

to reprimand the advocate and solicitor, to order him to pay a penalty or to make an application under section 98,within 14 days from the date of the decision.”.