Singapore legislation
Clause 17
Clause 17
Amendment of section 131
The Evidence Act is amended by renumbering section 131 as subsection (1) of that section, and by inserting immediately thereafter the following subsection:“(2) In subsection (1) and section 129, “legal professional adviser” means —
(a)
an advocate or solicitor; or
(b)
in the case of any communication which has taken place between any officer or employee of an entity and a legal counsel employed, or deemed under section 128A(4) or (5) to be employed, by the entity in the course and for the purpose of seeking his legal advice as such legal counsel, that legal counsel.”.