Singapore legislation
Clause 38
Clause 38
Amendment of section 94
Section 94 of the principal Act is amended —
by deleting the words “Disciplinary Committee” in subsections (1), (2) and (3) and substituting in each case the words “Disciplinary Tribunal”;
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”;
by deleting “$10,000” in subsection (3)(a) and substituting “$20,000”; and
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 —
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
where subsection (3) applies, the Council’s decision —
as to whether it agrees with the determination of the Disciplinary Tribunal; and
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.”.