Clause 7

by inserting, immediately after the definition of “Interim Orders Committee” in section 2, the following definitions:“ “lay person” means any person who —

has rendered distinguished public service, or has achieved distinction in any field; and

is not a legal professional or a registered medical practitioner; “legal professional” means any person who —

has at any time held but no longer holds, office as a Judge or Judicial Commissioner of the Supreme Court;

is an advocate and solicitor of at least 15 years’ standing; or

is a Judicial Service Officer or Legal Service Officer who has in the aggregate at least 15 years of full‑time employment in the Singapore Judicial Service or the Singapore Legal Service (or both);”; and

by deleting sub-paragraph (iv) of section 50(1)(a) and substituting the following sub-paragraph:“(iv)a Judicial Service Officer or Legal Service Officer who has in the aggregate at least 15 years of full‑time employment in the Singapore Judicial Service or the Singapore Legal Service (or both);”.