Legal Profession (Law Practice Entities) Rules 2015 · As enacted · Part 6 · Joint Law Ventures, Formal Law Alliances, Foreign Law Practices, Representative Offices and Foreign Interests in Singapore Law Practices
73. Cancellation of approval under section 176(1) or (9) of Act in certain circumstances
Feedback & supportIf, at any time after a foreign lawyer has been granted an approval under section 176(1) of the Act, the Director of Legal Services is satisfied that the application for the approval, or any certificate or other document accompanying that application, contains any substantially false statement or a suppression of any material fact, or that any such certificate or document was obtained by fraud or misrepresentation —
the Director of Legal Services may cancel the approval; and
upon the cancellation of the approval, the foreign lawyer’s certificate of approval under section 176(1) of the Act ceases to be in force.
If, at any time after a foreign law practice has been granted an approval under section 176(9) of the Act, the Director of Legal Services is satisfied that the application for the approval, or any certificate or other document accompanying that application, contains any substantially false statement or a suppression of any material fact, or that any such certificate or document was obtained by fraud or misrepresentation —
the Director of Legal Services may cancel the approval; and
upon the cancellation of the approval, the certificate of approval issued under section 176(9) of the Act ceases to be in force.
For the purposes of this rule, it is irrelevant whether any application for approval referred to in paragraph (1) or (2), or any certificate or other document accompanying that application, was made before, on or after 18 November 2015.
Subregulation 1
If, at any time after a foreign lawyer has been granted an approval under section 176(1) of the Act, the Director of Legal Services is satisfied that the application for the approval, or any certificate or other document accompanying that application, contains any substantially false statement or a suppression of any material fact, or that any such certificate or document was obtained by fraud or misrepresentation —
the Director of Legal Services may cancel the approval; and
upon the cancellation of the approval, the foreign lawyer’s certificate of approval under section 176(1) of the Act ceases to be in force.
Subregulation 2
If, at any time after a foreign law practice has been granted an approval under section 176(9) of the Act, the Director of Legal Services is satisfied that the application for the approval, or any certificate or other document accompanying that application, contains any substantially false statement or a suppression of any material fact, or that any such certificate or document was obtained by fraud or misrepresentation —
the Director of Legal Services may cancel the approval; and
upon the cancellation of the approval, the certificate of approval issued under section 176(9) of the Act ceases to be in force.
Subregulation 3
For the purposes of this rule, it is irrelevant whether any application for approval referred to in paragraph (1) or (2), or any certificate or other document accompanying that application, was made before, on or after 18 November 2015.