Singapore legislation

Clause 30

of Legal Profession (Amendment) Bill

Clause 30

Amendment of section 75

Section 75 of the principal Act is amended —

(a)

by deleting the words “prior to” in subsection (2) and substituting the words “when he makes”;

(b)

by deleting subsection (3A) and substituting the following subsection:“(3A) Every foreign lawyer who —

(a)

is registered under section 36B; or

(b)

is granted an approval under section 176(1),shall, while his registration or approval continues in force, pay to the Society an annual contribution of such sum (not exceeding the amount applicable to solicitors under subsection (2)) as the Council may from time to time determine, and the Society shall pay that contribution to the Fund.”; and

(c)

by deleting paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (3B) and substituting the following paragraphs:“(a)if he is registered under section 36B, in each year not later than 14 days after the date of issue of his foreign practitioner certificate; or

(b)

if he is granted an approval under section 176(1), but is not registered under section 36B —

(i)

not later than 14 days after the date of issue of a certificate of approval in respect of that approval; and

(ii)

in each subsequent year, not later than the anniversary of the date of issue of that certificate of approval.”.

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