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