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)

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 —

(i)

X has completed the prescribed period of his or her practice training period mentioned in rule 3;

(ii)

the supervising solicitor will continue to supervise X as regards the training X is receiving —

(A)

during the remainder of his or her practice training period; and

(B)

after the end of that practice training period and before he or she is admitted as an advocate and solicitor;

(iii)

the supervising solicitor has complied with the requirements to be the supervising solicitor of X in the Legal Profession (Admission) Rules 2024; and

(iv)

the supervising solicitor has been approved by the Institute to supervise X for the periods mentioned in sub‑paragraph (ii)(A) and (B);

(b)

a declaration in writing, by X, stating —

(i)

X’s full name;

(ii)

the full name of the supervising solicitor supervising X;

(iii)

the name of the Singapore law practice in which X is serving X’s practice training period;

(iv)

the principal address, and every other address in Singapore, of that Singapore law practice;

(v)

that X is not disqualified under section 23(1) of the Act from applying for a provisional practising certificate; and

(vi)

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);

(c)

the prescribed fee.