Singapore legislation
Clause 43
Clause 43
New section 98A
The principal Act is amended by inserting, immediately after section 98, the following section:“Provisions as to penalties ordered by court98A.—
Where the court has ordered a legal officer or non-practising solicitor to pay a penalty under section 82A(12), the legal officer or non-practising solicitor shall pay the penalty to the Registrar of the Supreme Court.(2) Where the court has ordered an advocate and solicitor to pay a penalty under section 98, the advocate and solicitor shall pay the penalty to the Registrar of the Supreme Court.(3) Any penalty payable under subsection (1) or (2) which is not paid may be recoverable by the Government as a judgment debt.(4) All sums collected by the Registrar of the Supreme Court under subsection (1) or (2) or recovered by the Government under subsection (3) shall be paid into the Consolidated Fund.”.