Singapore legislation
Regulation 4
of Legal Profession (Provisional Practising Certificate) Rules 2024
Regulation 4
Prescribed information and documents
For the purposes of section 18(3)(a) of the Act, an application by a lawyer (NP) (X) to the Registrar for a provisional practising certificate must be accompanied by the following:
a declaration in writing, in the form specified on the Society’s website, by the supervising solicitor currently supervising X as regards the training X is receiving during his or her practice training period, stating that —
X has completed the prescribed period of his or her practice training period mentioned in rule 3;
the supervising solicitor will continue to supervise X as regards the training X is receiving —
during the remainder of his or her practice training period; and
after the end of that practice training period and before he or she is admitted as an advocate and solicitor;
the supervising solicitor has complied with the requirements to be the supervising solicitor of X in the Legal Profession (Admission) Rules 2024; and
the supervising solicitor has been approved by the Institute to supervise X for the periods mentioned in sub‑paragraph (ii)(A) and (B);
a declaration in writing, by X, stating —
X’s full name;
the full name of the supervising solicitor supervising X;
the name of the Singapore law practice in which X is serving X’s practice training period;
the principal address, and every other address in Singapore, of that Singapore law practice;
that X is not disqualified under section 23(1) of the Act from applying for a provisional practising certificate; and
that X has paid, or has made arrangements to pay, all moneys, contributions and subscriptions payable by X under the Singapore Academy of Law Act 1988 (including any rules made under that Act);
the prescribed fee.