Singapore legislation

Section 70E

of Legal Profession Act 1966

Section 70E

Keeping of records

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(1)

A legal practitioner must maintain —

(a)

all documents and records relating to each relevant matter in which the legal practitioner has acted; and

(b)

all documents and records obtained by the legal practitioner through the customer due diligence measures performed under section 70C.

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(2)

A law practice must maintain —

(a)

all documents and records relating to each relevant matter in which the law practice, or any legal practitioner in the law practice, has acted; and

(b)

all documents and records obtained by the law practice, or by any legal practitioner in the law practice, through the customer due diligence measures performed under section 70C.

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(3)

The documents and records mentioned in subsections (1) and (2) must be maintained for such periods as may be prescribed.

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(4)

For the purposes of subsection (3), different periods may be prescribed for different documents and records.

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