Singapore legislation

Clause 7

of Statutes (Miscellaneous Amendments — Deputy Attorney-General) Bill

Clause 7

Amendment of Legal Profession Act

(1)

Section 29(2) of the Legal Profession Act (Cap. 161, 2009 Ed.) is amended by inserting, immediately after the words “the Attorney-General,” in paragraph (a), the words “a Deputy Attorney-General,”.

(2)

Section 30(8) of the Legal Profession Act is amended —

(a)

by inserting, immediately after the words “the Attorney-General”, the words “, a Deputy Attorney-General”; and

(b)

by inserting, immediately after the words “appointed Attorney-General”, the words “, Deputy Attorney-General”.

(3)

Section 31(1) of the Legal Profession Act is amended by inserting, immediately after the words “the Attorney-General”, the words “, any Deputy Attorney-General”.

(4)

Section 34(1) of the Legal Profession Act is amended by deleting paragraph (a) and substituting the following paragraph:“(a)the Attorney-General, a Deputy Attorney-General or the Solicitor-General or any other person acting under the authority of any of them;”.