Singapore legislation

Clause 7

of Legal Profession (Amendment) Bill

Clause 7

Amendment of section 26

Section 26 of the principal Act is amended —

(a)

by deleting paragraphs (a) to (ca) of subsection (1) and substituting the following paragraph:“(a)unless —

(i)

he is practising or intends to practise in a Singapore law practice;

(ii)

he is registered by the Attorney-General under section 130N to practise Singapore law, and is practising or intends to practise Singapore law, in a Joint Law Venture or its constituent foreign law practice, a Qualifying Foreign Law Practice or a licensed foreign law practice; or

(iii)

he is practising or intends to practise as a locum solicitor;”;

(b)

by deleting sub-paragraph (i) of subsection (1A)(a) and substituting the following sub-paragraph:“(i)practised as a solicitor in a Singapore law practice; or”; and

(c)

by deleting the words “statutory board or authority” in subsection (3)(a) and substituting the words “statutory body or law office in the public service”.

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