Legal Profession Act 1966 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 2 · Singapore Institute of Legal Education
5. Board of Directors of Institute
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The management of the affairs of the Institute and its property is vested in a Board of Directors.
Institute
“Institute” means the Singapore Institute of Legal Education established under section 3;
The Board of Directors of the Institute may perform all such functions, and exercise all such powers, of the Institute as the Board thinks fit.
The Board of Directors of the Institute consists of the following members:
the Attorney-General;
the president of the Society;
the Dean of the Faculty of Law of the National University of Singapore;
the Dean of the School of Law of the Singapore Management University; (da)the Dean of the School of Law of the Singapore University of Social Sciences;
not less than 8 and not more than 12 other members, all of whom must be appointed by the president of the Academy, after consulting the Senate, for such period and on such terms and conditions as the president of the Academy may determine.
The president of the Academy must, after consulting the Senate, appoint the Chairperson of the Institute, from the members of the Board of Directors of the Institute, for such period and on such terms and conditions as the president of the Academy may determine.
Academy
“Academy” means the Singapore Academy of Law established under the Singapore Academy of Law Act 1988;
The Senate may, after consulting the Board of Directors of the Institute, give such directions, not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, to the Institute as to the performance of the Institute’s functions and the exercise of the Institute’s powers.
Senate
“Senate” means the Senate of the Academy established under section 5 of the Singapore Academy of Law Act 1988;
The Institute must give effect to every direction of the Senate under subsection (5).