Singapore legislation

Clause 3

of Legal Profession (Amendment) Bill

Clause 3

Amendment of section 4

In the principal Act, in section 4(1) —

(a)

in paragraph (a), after “qualified persons”, insert “and lawyers (NP)”;

(b)

in paragraph (b), replace “advocates and solicitors” with “lawyers (NP)”;

(c)

in paragraph (c)(i), replace “qualified persons” with “eligible persons”;

(d)

in paragraph (c)(i), delete “and” at the end;

(e)

in paragraph (c), after sub‑paragraph (i), insert —“(ia)qualified persons intending to be admitted as lawyers (NP); and”;

(f)

in paragraph (e), after “Singapore law practices”, insert “, qualifying entities”;

(g)

in paragraph (h), before sub‑paragraph (i), insert —“(i)lawyers (NP);”; and

(h)

in paragraph (h), renumber sub‑paragraphs (i) and (ii) as sub‑paragraphs (ii) and (iii), respectively.

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