11A. Admission as lawyer (NP) of Supreme Court
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Subject to the provisions of this Act (including any rules made under section 2(2), 10 or 11E), the court may, in its discretion, and with or without an oral hearing, admit a qualified person as a lawyer (NP) of the Supreme Court.
court
“court” means the General Division of the High Court or a Judge sitting in open court in the General Division of the High Court;
A qualified person who applies to be admitted under this section must —
qualified person
“qualified person” means any person who —(a)possesses such qualifications as the Minister may prescribe under subsection (2), or may deem under section 14(2) or (3) to be so prescribed, and satisfies such requirements as the Minister may prescribe under subsection (2);(b)was approved by the Board of Legal Education as a qualified person under section 7 in force immediately before 9 October 2009; or(c)is approved by the Minister as a qualified person under section 15A(1) of this Act as in force immediately before 3 May 2011 or under section 14(1);
do so in accordance with, and comply with all applicable requirements of, any rules made under section 10(2)(g); and
if he or she belongs to a class of qualified persons prescribed by the Minister under section 11E, do so within the time prescribed by the Minister under that section.
The court must not admit under this section any qualified person who is required, but fails, to comply with subsection (2)(b).
The Attorney-General, the Society and the Institute are entitled to object to any application under subsection (2).
Society
“Society” means the Law Society of Singapore established under section 37;
Any other person who has filed and served a notice of objection in relation to an application under subsection (2), in accordance with any rules made under section 10(2)(g), is also entitled to object to that application.
To avoid doubt, the court may, having regard to the conduct and character of the qualified person concerned and all other relevant circumstances, and on such terms as the court thinks fit, do either or both of the following:
adjourn the matter for a specified period or allow the application to be withdrawn;
make such other order as it considers appropriate.