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Regulation 5

of Commissioners for Oaths Rules

Regulation 5

Application procedure

Amended byS 473/2009 wef 09/10/2009S 16/2022 wef 14/01/2022S 21/2023 wef 16/01/2023S 258/2006 wef 15/05/2006S 81/2021 wef 05/02/2021

Subregulation 1

Applications for reappointment as commissioners for oaths shall be lodged with the Secretary 2 clear months before the expiry of each preceding period of appointment.

Subregulation 2

Amended byS 473/2009 wef 09/10/2009S 16/2022 wef 14/01/2022S 21/2023 wef 16/01/2023S 258/2006 wef 15/05/2006S 81/2021 wef 05/02/2021

The procedure for applying for appointment or reappointment as a commissioner for oaths shall be as follows:

(a)

an advocate and solicitor shall lodge with the Secretary an application for his appointment or reappointment as a commissioner for oaths, setting forth —

(i)

his date of admission to the roll of the Supreme Court and the number of years that he has been in active practice or been a Judicial Service Officer, a Legal Service Officer or a PD Officer;

(ii)

whether he is or ever been an undischarged bankrupt or has made an arrangement with his creditors;

(iii)

whether he has ever been convicted of any criminal offence;

(iv)

whether he has ever been found guilty of any professional misconduct; and

(v)

whether he is or has been the subject of disciplinary proceedings under Part VII of the Legal Profession Act (Cap. 161), and if so, the date and nature of the complaint, whether the complaint resulted in the appointment of a Disciplinary Committee, and if so, the result of its inquiry;

(b)

a person who is not an advocate and solicitor shall lodge with the Secretary an application for his appointment or reappointment as a commissioner for oaths, setting forth —

(i)

where and for how long he has been employed;

(ii)

the capacity in which he is applying for appointment as commissioner for oaths;

(iii)

whether he is or has ever been an undischarged bankrupt or has made an arrangement with his creditors;

(iv)

whether he has ever been convicted of any criminal offence;

(v)

whether disciplinary proceedings has ever been initiated against him; and

(vi)

whether he is or has ever been found guilty of any professional misconduct; and

(c)

an applicant who is a person referred to in rule 3(2) or (4) or a court officer shall annex to his application form a schedule (to be referred to as “Schedule I”) setting out the nature of the documents which he will take and receive if appointed as a commissioner for oaths; and the schedule may be updated during his term of appointment by his employer notifying the Secretary of any changes to the schedule.