Singapore legislation

Regulation 8

of Legal Profession (Qualified Persons) Rules

Regulation 8

Persons conferred degrees of Bachelor of Laws by institutions in United Kingdom

Amended byS 492/2015 wef 17/08/2015S 492/2015 wef 17/08/2015

Subregulation 1

Amended byS 492/2015 wef 17/08/2015

Subject to rules 10 and 11, a person who is conferred a degree of Bachelor of Laws by an institution of higher learning in the United Kingdom will be a qualified person if —

(a)

that person is a citizen or permanent resident of Singapore;

(b)

that institution of higher learning is an institution of higher learning in the United Kingdom specified in the First Schedule;

(c)

that degree is a degree of Bachelor of Laws specified for that institution of higher learning in the First Schedule;

(d)

that person is conferred that degree on or after 1 January 1997;

(e)

that person has attained at least lower second class honours or the equivalent thereof in relation to that degree;

(f)

that person has passed Part A of the Singapore Bar Examinations; and

(g)

after that person has passed the final examination for that degree, for a period of not less than 6 months within a continuous period of 8 months, that person has received relevant legal training, has been engaged in relevant legal practice or work, or has received relevant legal training and been engaged in relevant legal practice or work.

Subregulation 2

Amended byS 492/2015 wef 17/08/2015

Subject to rules 10 and 11, a person who is conferred a degree of Bachelor of Laws by an institution of higher learning in the United Kingdom will be a qualified person if —

(a)

that person is a citizen or permanent resident of Singapore;

(b)

that institution of higher learning is an institution of higher learning specified in the Second Schedule;

(c)

that degree is a degree of Bachelor of Laws specified for that institution of higher learning in the Second Schedule;

(d)

that person is admitted before 1 October 2015 as a candidate for that degree;

(e)

that person is conferred that degree on or after 1 January 1997 but before 1 January 2025;

(f)

that person has attained at least lower second class honours or the equivalent thereof in relation to that degree;

(g)

that person has passed Part A of the Singapore Bar Examinations; and

(h)

after that person has passed the final examination for that degree, for a period of not less than 6 months within a continuous period of 8 months, that person has received relevant legal training, has been engaged in relevant legal practice or work, or has received relevant legal training and been engaged in relevant legal practice or work.