Singapore legislation

Clause 9

Repeal and re-enactment of section 52

Section 52 of the principal Act is repealed and the following substituted therefor: —“Compulsory voting52.—

(1)

Every advocate and solicitor who has in force a practising certificate on the date of nomination as provided in section 53 of this Act shall vote for the election of the members of the Council as follows: —

(a)

if he is an advocate and solicitor of not less than twelve years’ standing, he shall vote for the election of the members of the Council under paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section 51 of this Act;

(b)

if he is an advocate and solicitor of under twelve years’ but not less than seven years’ standing, he shall vote for the election of the members of the Council under paragraph (b) of that subsection; and

(c)

if he is an advocate and solicitor of under seven years’ standing, he shall vote for the election of the members of the Council under paragraph (c) of that subsection.(2) Every advocate and solicitor who is required to vote for the election of the members of the Council in accordance with subsection (1) of this section and who fails to do so shall not be entitled to apply for a practising certificate unless he satisfies the Registrar that he had a good and sufficient reason for not voting at the last election to the Council or unless he pays a penalty of five hundred dollars which shall be credited to the Compensation Fund established under section 76 of this Act.”.

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