Singapore legislation
Clause 7
Clause 7
Amendment of section 10
Section 10 of the principal Act is amended —
(a)
by deleting the words “one year” in subsection (2) and substituting the words “3 years”; and
(b)
by inserting, immediately after subsection (2), the following subsection:“(3) Notwithstanding subsection (2), a person may be appointed to be or to act as a Magistrate if —
(a)
he has been for not less than one year a qualified person as defined in section 2 of the Legal Profession Act; and
(b)
the Chief Justice, after having regard to the qualifications and experience of the person, is of the opinion that the person is suitable to be appointed as a Magistrate.”.