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11. Verification of compliance with CPD requirements

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Amended

Last amended by an amending law of 2016.

(1)

For the purpose of verifying whether a solicitor or foreign practitioner has complied with any CPD requirement that was applicable to him, the Institute may require him —

(a)

to produce to the Institute —

(i)

any record or evidence that he is required to maintain under rule 10; and

(ii)

any other record in his possession or control that is relevant to that purpose; and

(b)

to provide the Institute with —

(i)

if he has made a declaration under section 25(1)(ca) of the Act stating that he has complied with that CPD requirement, a statement of his reasons for making that declaration; (ii)if he has made a declaration under section 25(1)(ca) of the Act stating that the Compliance Committee has granted him a waiver of that CPD requirement, the particulars of the waiver granted by the Compliance Committee;

(iii)

if he has made a declaration under rule 5(4)(e)(i) of the Legal Profession (Regulated Individuals) Rules 2015 (G.N. No. S 701/2015) stating that he has complied with that CPD requirement, a statement of his reasons for making that declaration; and

(iv)

if he has made a declaration under rule 5(4)(e)(ii) of the Legal Profession (Regulated Individuals) Rules 2015 stating that the Compliance Committee has granted him a waiver of that CPD requirement, the particulars of the waiver granted by the Compliance Committee.

(2)

A solicitor or foreign practitioner shall comply with a requirement of the Institute under paragraph (1) within such time as the Institute may specify.

Subregulation 1

For the purpose of verifying whether a solicitor or foreign practitioner has complied with any CPD requirement that was applicable to him, the Institute may require him —

(a)

to produce to the Institute —

(i)

any record or evidence that he is required to maintain under rule 10; and

(ii)

any other record in his possession or control that is relevant to that purpose; and

(b)

to provide the Institute with —

(i)

if he has made a declaration under section 25(1)(ca) of the Act stating that he has complied with that CPD requirement, a statement of his reasons for making that declaration; (ii)if he has made a declaration under section 25(1)(ca) of the Act stating that the Compliance Committee has granted him a waiver of that CPD requirement, the particulars of the waiver granted by the Compliance Committee;

(iii)

if he has made a declaration under rule 5(4)(e)(i) of the Legal Profession (Regulated Individuals) Rules 2015 (G.N. No. S 701/2015) stating that he has complied with that CPD requirement, a statement of his reasons for making that declaration; and

(iv)

if he has made a declaration under rule 5(4)(e)(ii) of the Legal Profession (Regulated Individuals) Rules 2015 stating that the Compliance Committee has granted him a waiver of that CPD requirement, the particulars of the waiver granted by the Compliance Committee.

Subregulation 2

A solicitor or foreign practitioner shall comply with a requirement of the Institute under paragraph (1) within such time as the Institute may specify.

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