Clause 3

by deleting the definition of “Board” in subsection (1) and substituting the following definition:“ “Board of Legal Education” means the Board of Legal Education established under section 3 in force immediately before the date of commencement of section 3(a) of the Legal Profession (Amendment) Act 2011;”;

by inserting, immediately after the definition of “foreign lawyer” in subsection (1), the following definition:“ “foreign practitioner certificate” means a certificate issued by the Attorney-General in respect of the registration of a foreign lawyer under section 130I;”;

by inserting, immediately after the definition of “Inquiry Committee” in subsection (1), the following definition:“ “Institute” means the Singapore Institute of Legal Education established under section 3;”;

by deleting the definition of “Malayan practitioner” in subsection (1) and substituting the following definition:“ “practice trainee” means a qualified person who is serving his practice training period;”;

by deleting the definition of “qualified person” in subsection (1) and substituting the following definition:“ “qualified person” means any person who —

possesses such qualifications as the Minister may prescribe under subsection (2), or may deem under section 14(2) or (3) to be so prescribed, and satisfies such requirements as the Minister may prescribe under subsection (2);

was approved by the Board of Legal Education as a qualified person under section 7 in force immediately before 9th October 2009; or

is approved by the Minister as a qualified person under section 15A(1) in force immediately before the date of commencement of section 3(e) of the Legal Profession (Amendment) Act 2011 or under section 14(1);”;

by inserting, immediately after the definition of “Rules Committee” in subsection (1), the following definition:“ “Senate” means the Senate of the Academy established under section 5 of the Singapore Academy of Law Act;”;

by deleting subsection (2) and substituting the following subsection:“(2) For the purposes of the definition of “qualified person” in subsection (1), the Minister may, after consulting the Board of Directors of the Institute, make rules to prescribe the qualifications, education and training for, and any other requirements that must be satisfied by, persons seeking to be qualified persons under this Act.”; and

by deleting the word “Board” in subsection (3)(a) and (d) and substituting in each case the word “Institute”.