Legal Profession Act 1966 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 2B · Provisional Practising Certificates
24A. Imposition of conditions while provisional practising certificates in force
Feedback & supportLast amended by an amending law of 2023.
Where, at any time during the currency of the provisional practising certificate of a lawyer (NP), section 19 would have effect in relation to him or her by reason of any circumstances mentioned in section 19(1) if he or she were to make an application for a provisional practising certificate at that time, a Judge may, upon an application by the Attorney-General or the Council made by originating application and served upon the lawyer (NP), order that the current provisional practising certificate of the lawyer (NP) has effect subject to any conditions that the Judge thinks fit.
practising certificate
“practising certificate” means a certificate issued by the Registrar under section 25;
Where an order under subsection (1) is made against a lawyer (NP) by reason only of any circumstances mentioned in section 19(1)(c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h) or (i), the lawyer (NP) may, upon proof of a change in the circumstances or for any good cause, apply to a Judge by summons for a reconsideration of the matter.
Judge
“Judge” means a Judge sitting in chambers in the General Division of the High Court;
An application under subsection (2) must be served on the Attorney-General and the Society, and the Attorney-General and the Society may appear at the hearing to make representations.
Society
“Society” means the Law Society of Singapore established under section 37;
At the hearing of the application, the Judge is to consider all the circumstances of the case and may make such order as he or she thinks fit.
No appeal lies from an order made by a Judge under subsection (4).
Section 19(3) applies for the purposes of subsection (1) as it applies for the purposes of section 19(2)(b).