2. Interpretation

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires —“Academy” means the Singapore Academy of Law established under section 3;“advocate and solicitor” means an advocate and solicitor of the Supreme Court but excludes any person admitted ad hoc under section 15 of the Legal Profession Act 1966;“Constitution” means the Constitution of the Republic of Singapore;“foreign lawyer” has the meaning given by the Legal Profession Act 1966;“Institute” means the Singapore Institute of Legal Education established under section 3 of the Legal Profession Act 1966;“Law Society” means the Law Society of Singapore established under section 37 of the Legal Profession Act 1966;“lawyer (NP)” has the meaning given by section 2(1) of the Legal Profession Act 1966;[Deleted by Act 33 of 2021 wef 14/01/2022]“member” includes a Fellow, honorary member, ordinary member and associate member of the Academy;“PD Officer” means —

the Chief Public Defender, a Deputy Chief Public Defender or an Assistant Chief Public Defender appointed under section 3 of the Public Defenders Act 2022; or

a public defender appointed under section 3(6) of the Public Defenders Act 2022 who is a public officer and a qualified person;“president” means the president of the Academy;“qualified person” has the meaning given by section 2 of the Legal Profession Act 1966;“Senate” means the Senate of the Academy established under section 5;“Supreme Court Judge” includes a Judicial Commissioner;“vice-president” means a vice‑president of the Academy.