Singapore legislation

Clause 16

of Legal Aid and Advice (Amendment) Bill

Clause 16

Amendment of section 20

Section 20 of the principal Act is amended —

(a)

by deleting subsection (2) and substituting the following subsection:“(2) Any legal advice under subsection (1) may consist of any of the following:

(a)

oral advice, by the Director or a solicitor whose name is on an appropriate panel of solicitors maintained under section 4, on any matter that may result in any proceedings for which legal aid may be given;

(b)

advice and assistance in preparing legal documents for purposes that are not related to any proceedings for which legal aid may be given;

(c)

any other matter that may be prescribed,but does not include any advice, assistance or other matter in respect of any law that is not the law of Singapore.”; and

(b)

by deleting the words “questions on which” in subsection (3) and substituting the words “matters for which”.

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