Singapore legislation
Regulation 4
Regulation 4
Waiver of annual subscriptions
Subregulation 1
Where any member will, for any period of not less than 12 months —
be continuously absent from Singapore;
not be ordinarily resident or domiciled in Singapore;
not be in the profession of law; or
not be gainfully employed,the Executive Board may, on his application, waive the annual subscription or subscriptions payable in respect of such period as the Executive Board thinks fit.
Subregulation 2
Any application for waiver under paragraph (1) shall —
be made in writing one month prior to or during the period to which the application relates, and in any case not later than 3 months after the expiry of each period of 12 months referred to in paragraph (1) unless the Executive Board agrees otherwise; and
set out the grounds and circumstances upon which the applicant is seeking the waiver of subscriptions.
Subregulation 3
For the purposes of paragraph (1), a member shall be deemed not to be in the profession of law where he does not have in force a practising certificate and is not any of the following:
a member of the Senate;
(aa)a Judicial Service Officer;
a Legal Service Officer; (ba)a PD Officer;
a teacher in law at any university or institution of higher learning;
a person employed to perform legal work or the duties of a lawyer by the Government, a statutory body, a corporation or an unincorporated association; or
such other person who, in the opinion of the Executive Board, is carrying on activities so closely connected to the law or the profession of law as to be regarded as being in the profession of law.