Singapore legislation

Clause 15

Amendment of section 32

In the principal Act, in section 32 —

(a)

after subsection (1), insert —“(1A) However, a person may, during the periods mentioned in section 18(1)(c)(i) and (ii), practise provisionally if —

(a)

the person’s name is on the roll of lawyers (NP); and

(b)

the person has in force a provisional practising certificate.”; and

(b)

replace subsections (2), (3) and (4) with —“(2) For the purposes of this Act, a person is an unauthorised person if he or she is not one of the following persons:

(a)

a person who satisfies all the following conditions:

(i)

his or her name is on the roll of advocates and solicitors;

(ii)

he or she has in force a practising certificate;

(b)

a person who satisfies all the following conditions:

(i)

his or her name is on the roll of lawyers (NP);

(ii)

he or she has in force a provisional practising certificate;

(iii)

when carrying out the act in question, he or she is under the supervision of a solicitor.(3) For the purposes of this Act, a person is also an unauthorised person if, being an advocate and solicitor who practises in a Joint Law Venture or its constituent foreign law practice, a Qualifying Foreign Law Practice or a licensed foreign law practice, he or she practises Singapore law otherwise than in accordance with Part 4A and any rules made under section 36M.”.

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