Singapore legislation

Clause 4

of Legal Profession (Amendment) Bill

Clause 4

Amendment of section 10

In the principal Act, in section 10 —

(a)

in the section heading, replace “and admission of” with “, and admission of lawyers (NP) and of”;

(b)

in subsections (1) and (2)(h), replace “Part 2A” wherever it appears with “Parts 2AA and 2A”;

(c)

in subsection (2), after paragraph (a), insert —“(aa)to prescribe the criteria for a qualifying entity for the purpose of providing supervised training to practice trainees and to provide for the approval of entities for that purpose that do not otherwise satisfy the criteria;”;

(d)

in subsection (2), after paragraph (b), insert —“(ba)to provide that a prescribed period is, at the direction of the Board of Directors of the Institute, to be disregarded in determining whether a practice trainee had completed the full training period, because of the occurrence of a prescribed event;”;

(e)

in subsection (2)(c) and (d), replace “an advocate and solicitor” with “a lawyer (NP)”;

(f)

in subsection (2), after paragraph (d), insert —“(da)to prescribe the courses of instruction which an eligible person must attend and satisfactorily complete before the eligible person can be admitted as an advocate and solicitor, the conditions for entry to such a course and the subjects in such a course, and to regulate the conduct of an eligible person while attending such a course (including through disciplinary measures for any misconduct);

(db)to prescribe the examinations which an eligible person must pass before the eligible person can be admitted as an advocate and solicitor and the conditions for sitting for such an examination, and to regulate the conduct of an eligible person during such an examination (including through disciplinary measures for any misconduct);

(dc)

to prescribe any other requirements that an eligible person must satisfy before the eligible person can be admitted as an advocate and solicitor, and to regulate the conduct of an eligible person when carrying out such requirements (including through disciplinary measures for any misconduct);”;

(g)

in subsection (2), after paragraph (f), insert —“(fa)to prescribe the period of validity of each successful completion or pass of a course or examination for the purpose of admission as an advocate and solicitor or a lawyer (NP);”;

(h)

in subsection (2)(g), after “is admitted as”, insert “a lawyer (NP) of the Supreme Court, or by which an eligible person is admitted as”;

(i)

in subsection (2)(i), after “must be satisfied by”, insert “lawyers (NP), by”;

(j)

in subsection (2)(j), after “in relation to any”, insert “lawyer (NP),”; and

(k)

in subsection (3), after “may be taken against any”, insert “lawyer (NP),”.

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