Legal Profession Act 1966 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 1A · Director of Legal Services
2E. Cooperation between Director of Legal Services and Attorney‑General, Registrar, Institute, Council or Society, etc.
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Despite any written law or rule of law, the Director of Legal Services may —
Director of Legal Services
“Director of Legal Services” means the Director of Legal Services appointed under section 2A(1);
furnish any information in his or her possession to the Attorney‑General, the Registrar, the Institute, the Council or the Society, if the information is required by, and for the performance of any of the functions of, the Attorney‑General, Registrar, Institute, Council or Society, as the case may be; and
provide such other assistance to the Attorney‑General, the Registrar, the Institute, the Council or the Society as will facilitate the performance of any of the functions of the Attorney‑General, Registrar, Institute, Council or Society, as the case may be.
Despite any written law or rule of law, the Attorney‑General, the Registrar, the Institute, the Council and the Society may each —
Registrar
“Registrar” means the Registrar of the Supreme Court and includes the Deputy Registrar and an Assistant Registrar;
furnish any information in the possession of the Attorney‑General, Registrar, Institute, Council or Society (as the case may be) to the Director of Legal Services, if the information is required by him or her for the performance of any of his or her functions; and
provide such other assistance to the Director of Legal Services as will facilitate the performance of any of his or her functions.
Despite any written law or rule of law, the Director of Legal Services may —
furnish any information in his or her possession to a ministry or department of the Government, an organ of State or a statutory board, if the information is required by, and for the performance of any of the functions of, the ministry or department, organ of State or statutory board (as the case may be); and
provide such other assistance to a ministry or department of the Government, an organ of State or a statutory board as will facilitate the performance of any of the functions of the ministry or department, organ of State or statutory board (as the case may be).
Despite any written law or rule of law, a ministry or department of the Government, an organ of State or a statutory board may —
furnish any information in the possession of the ministry or department, organ of State or statutory board (as the case may be) to the Director of Legal Services, if the information is required by him or her for the performance of any of his or her functions; and
provide such other assistance to the Director of Legal Services as will facilitate the performance of any of his or her functions.