Singapore legislation
Clause 15
Clause 15
Amendment of Singapore Academy of Law Act
The Singapore Academy of Law Act (Cap. 294A, 1997 Ed.) is amended —
by deleting the word “and” at the end of paragraph (k) of section 4(1), and by inserting immediately thereafter the following paragraph:“(ka)to hold moneys, whether as stakeholder or in any other capacity, for the purposes or members of the legal profession in Singapore or under any written law; and”;
by inserting, immediately after paragraph (j) of section 4(2), the following paragraph:“(ja)retain, for the purposes of the Academy, any income derived from the holding of moneys under subsection (1)(ka);”; and
by repealing section 23 and substituting the following section:“Income of Academy to be exempt from tax, etc.
23. The Academy shall be deemed to be an institution specified in the First Schedule to, and under section 13(1)(e) of, the Income Tax Act (Cap. 134).”.