Clause 1
Short title and commencement
This Act may be cited as the Legal Profession (Amendment) Act 1992 and shall come into operation on such date as the Minister may, by notification in the Gazette, appoint.
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Legal Profession (Amendment) Bill
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- Type
- Bill
- Status
- In force
- Enacted
- 1992
- Sections
- 2
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About this bill
Legal Profession (Amendment) Bill is Singapore Bill, cited as Bill 1 1992, currently marked in force and first recorded in 1992.
Clause 2
New section 34A
The Legal Profession Act is amended by inserting, immediately after section 34, the following section:“Sections 32 and 33 not to extend to certain arbitration proceedings34A.—
(1)
For the avoidance of doubt, it is hereby declared that sections 32 and 33 shall not extend to any person acting as an advocate and solicitor in —
(a)
proceedings before an arbitrator or umpire lawfully acting under any written law relating to arbitration (referred to in this section as arbitration proceedings) where the law, designated by the parties or otherwise determined by the rules of the conflict of laws, as applicable to the dispute to which the proceedings relate is not the law of Singapore; and
(b)
arbitration proceedings, where the applicable law referred to in paragraph (a) is the law of Singapore, if that person appears in the proceedings jointly with an advocate and solicitor who has in force a practising certificate.(2) Nothing in this section shall be construed as derogating from or adversely affecting any power or right of any person to appear or act in arbitration proceedings or in connection therewith.”.
Common questions
- What is Legal Profession (Amendment) Bill?
- Legal Profession (Amendment) Bill is Singapore Bill, cited as Bill 1 1992, currently marked in force and first recorded in 1992.
- Is Legal Profession (Amendment) Bill still in force?
- Yes — Legal Profession (Amendment) Bill is currently in force.
- When did Legal Profession (Amendment) Bill take effect?
- Legal Profession (Amendment) Bill was first recorded in 1992.
- How many clauses does Legal Profession (Amendment) Bill have?
- Legal Profession (Amendment) Bill contains 2 clauses.
- Where can I read the official version of Legal Profession (Amendment) Bill?
- The official text of Legal Profession (Amendment) Bill is published at sso.agc.gov.sg.