Singapore legislation

Clause 31

New section 130X

The principal Act is amended by inserting, immediately after section 130W, the following section:“Powers of Minister in relation to registration requirements130X.—

(1)

Without prejudice to section 130W(2)(y), upon an application made to the Minister by any foreign lawyer, the Minister may, after consulting the Attorney-General, exempt the foreign lawyer from all or any, and from the whole or any part of any, of the requirements under any rules made under section 130W(2)(e), (i), (j), (k) and (l), if the Minister is of the opinion that the foreign lawyer is, by reason of his standing and experience or for any other cause, a fit and proper person to be so exempted.(2) An exemption granted to a person under subsection (1) —

(a)

may be subject to such conditions as the Minister may, after consulting the Attorney-General, think fit to impose by notice in writing to the person;

(b)

shall be notified in writing to the person; and

(c)

need not be published in the Gazette.”.

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