Singapore legislation
Clause 2
Clause 2
Amendment of section 2
Section 2 of the Legal Aid and Advice Act (called in this Act the principal Act) is amended —
(a)
by deleting the words “referred to in Part I of the First Schedule” in the definition of “court” and substituting the words “mentioned in section 5(1) or (1A)”;
(b)
by deleting the definition of “Grant of Aid” and substituting the following definition:“ “Grant of Aid” means a document issued under section 8 stating that legal aid is granted to a person (whether on a provisional basis or otherwise);”; and
(c)
by inserting, immediately after the definition of “judge”, the following definition:“ “legal advice” has the meaning given by section 20;”.