Singapore legislation

Clause 38

of Courts (Civil and Criminal Justice) Reform Bill

Clause 38

Miscellaneous amendments

The Legal Profession Act is amended —

(a)

by deleting the words “originating summons” in the following provisions and substituting in each case the words “originating application”:Section 15(3) and (4)Section 25B(1)Section 25C(1) and (8)(c)(ii)(B)Section 27A(1)Section 27B(2)Section 28(1)Section 36T(3)(a)Section 36U(1)Section 49(6)Section 78(1)Section 80(1)Section 85(4D)(a) and (19B)(a)Section 95(2)Section 96(2)Section 97(2)(a)Section 98(1)Section 100(2)Section 102(2) and (3)Section 113(2)Section 120(1);

(b)

by deleting the word “taxed” in the following provisions and substituting in each case the word “assessed”:Section 36S(16)(b)Section 82A(13A)Section 85(19)(a)(ii)Section 93(2) and (2A)(b)Section 112(1)Section 113(5) and (7)(b)Section 117(1)(a)Section 123Section 128(1)(a) and (b)Section 130(2)Second Schedule, paragraph 4(1)(b) and (2);

(c)

by deleting the words “it was a subpoena” in the following provision and substituting the words “it were an order to attend court or an order to produce documents”:Section 36S(27);

(d)

by deleting the word “leave” wherever it appears in the following provisions and substituting in each case the word “permission”:Section 49(4), (5), (6), (7) and (8)Section 57(4)Section 82A(4), (5), (6) and (6A)Section 85(4C) and (4D)Section 118(1)First Schedule, paragraph 9(1);

(e)

by deleting the word “taxation” wherever it appears in the following provisions and substituting in each case the word “assessment”:Section 81(1)Section 108(4)(a) and (5)Section 109(6)Section 112(1) and (4)Section 114(4)Section 115(2) and (3)Section 117(1)(b)Section 119Section 120(1) and (3) and section headingSection 121(1) and (2) and section headingSection 122 and section headingSection 123 (section heading)Section 124(1)Section 126Section 128(1), (3) and (4) and section headingSection 130(2)Second Schedule, paragraph 4(1)(a);

(f)

by deleting the words “ex parte originating summons” in the following provision and substituting the words “originating application without notice”:Section 82A(5);

(g)

by deleting the words “subpoenas issued” in the following provision and substituting the words “orders to attend court or orders to produce documents issued”:Section 91(4);

(h)

by deleting the words “writs of summons” in the following provision and substituting the words “originating claims”:Section 98(3);

(i)

by deleting the word “taxing” in the following provision and substituting the word “assessing”:Section 109(6);

(j)

by deleting the word “TAXATION” in the following provision and substituting the word “ASSESSMENT”:Part IX (Part heading);

(k)

by deleting the word “tax” in the following provisions and substituting in each case the word “assess”:Section 120(3)Section 128(2); and

(l)

by deleting the word “Taxation” in the following provision and substituting the word “Assessment”:Second Schedule, paragraph 4 (paragraph heading).