Clause 3

by deleting subsections (3) and (4) and substituting the following subsections:“(3) The Director of Legal Aid may —

appoint such number of public officers of such qualifications and experience as the Director of Legal Aid considers appropriate, for the purpose of assisting him, and the Deputy Directors and Assistant Directors of Legal Aid in carrying out any of their duties under this Act; and

assign to those appointed public officers such duties as the Director of Legal Aid considers appropriate for the purpose mentioned in paragraph (a).(4) Despite any other written law, for the purposes of this Act, the following persons have the right to appear and plead in all courts of justice in Singapore according to the law in force in those courts:

the Director and every Deputy Director or Assistant Director of Legal Aid;

a public officer who is appointed under subsection (3), and is assigned under that subsection any duty that requires the public officer to appear and plead in those courts.”; and

by inserting, immediately after the words “Legal Aid” in the section heading, the word “, etc.”.