Clause 15

by deleting the word “Any” in subsection (1) and substituting the words “Subject to subsections (3) and (4), any”;

by deleting the words “under rules made under section 130I” in subsection (1)(b) and substituting the words “by the Attorney-General under Part IXA who is not a foreign practitioner member”;

by inserting, immediately after the words “qualified person” in subsection (1)(c), the words “(not being an advocate and solicitor) who is”;

by inserting, immediately after subsection (1), the following subsection:“(1A) Subject to subsection (5), any of the following persons (not being an advocate and solicitor, a foreign lawyer referred to in section 40A(1) or subsection (1), or a qualified person referred to in subsection (1)) may be admitted as a member of the Society on his application in the prescribed manner to the Society:

any member of the academic staff —

of the Faculty of Law of the National University of Singapore;

of the School of Law of the Singapore Management University; or

of any department in any institution of higher learning in Singapore who teaches law in that department;

any person resident in Singapore who is recognised, by a foreign authority having the function conferred by law of authorising or registering persons to practise law in a state or territory other than Singapore, to be eligible to practise law in that state or territory;

any person resident in Singapore who is attending a course of study leading to a qualification prescribed under section 2(2).”;

by inserting, immediately after the words “subsection (1)” in subsection (2), the words “or (1A)”; and

by inserting, immediately after subsection (2), the following subsections:“(3) Subsection (1) shall not apply to —

an advocate and solicitor —

who has been struck off the roll, or whose name has been removed from the roll under section 100; and

whose name has not been replaced on the roll under section 102;

an advocate and solicitor who has been suspended from practice, for so long as the suspension remains in force;

a foreign lawyer whose registration under Part IXA has been cancelled, and who has not been re-registered by the Attorney-General under that Part;

a foreign lawyer whose registration under Part IXA has been suspended, for so long as the suspension remains in force; or

a qualified person who has been prohibited under section 83(3) from applying to the court for admission, for so long as the prohibition remains in force.(4) A person admitted as a member of the Society under subsection (1) shall cease to be a member if —

being an advocate and solicitor referred to in subsection (1)(a) —

he is struck off the roll or suspended from practice; or

his name is removed from the roll under section 100;

being a foreign lawyer referred to in subsection (1)(b), his registration under Part IXA is cancelled or suspended; or

being a qualified person referred to in subsection (1)(c), he is prohibited under section 83(3) from applying to the court for admission.(5) A person admitted as a member of the Society under subsection (1A)(c) shall cease to be a member when he becomes a qualified person.”.