Singapore legislation

Clause 12

of Legal Profession (Amendment) Bill

Clause 12

Amendment of section 83

Section 83 of the principal Act is amended by deleting subsection (3) and substituting the following subsection:“(3) A qualified person who is serving his practice training period shall, with the necessary modifications, be subject to the same jurisdiction as can be exercised over advocates and solicitors under this Part, except that in lieu of any order that he be struck off the roll or suspended, an order may be made prohibiting him from applying to the court for admission as an advocate and solicitor until after a date specified in the order.”.