Clause 1
Short title and commencement
This Act may be cited as the Legal Profession (Amendment No. 2) Act 1991 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 No. 2) Bill
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- Bill
- Status
- In force
- Enacted
- 1991
- Sections
- 2
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About this bill
Legal Profession (Amendment No. 2) Bill is Singapore Bill, cited as Bill 26 1991, currently marked in force and first recorded in 1991.
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 No. 2) Bill?
- Legal Profession (Amendment No. 2) Bill is Singapore Bill, cited as Bill 26 1991, currently marked in force and first recorded in 1991.
- Is Legal Profession (Amendment No. 2) Bill still in force?
- Yes — Legal Profession (Amendment No. 2) Bill is currently in force.
- When did Legal Profession (Amendment No. 2) Bill take effect?
- Legal Profession (Amendment No. 2) Bill was first recorded in 1991.
- How many clauses does Legal Profession (Amendment No. 2) Bill have?
- Legal Profession (Amendment No. 2) Bill contains 2 clauses.
- Where can I read the official version of Legal Profession (Amendment No. 2) Bill?
- The official text of Legal Profession (Amendment No. 2) Bill is published at sso.agc.gov.sg.