Singapore legislation

Regulation 14

of Legal Profession (Continuing Professional Development) Rules 2012

Regulation 14

Guidelines

Amended byS 784/2014 wef 01/01/2015S 630/2016 wef 01/01/2017S 919/2024 wef 01/01/2025S 630/2016 wef 01/01/2017

Subregulation 1

The Institute may, from time to time, issue guidelines for the purposes of these Rules.

Subregulation 2

The guidelines issued under paragraph (1) may explain, clarify or provide examples or illustrations to explain or clarify any requirement under these Rules.

Subregulation 3

Amended byS 784/2014 wef 01/01/2015S 630/2016 wef 01/01/2017S 919/2024 wef 01/01/2025S 630/2016 wef 01/01/2017

Without prejudice to the generality of paragraphs (1) and (2), the guidelines issued under paragraph (1) may —

(a)

specify the types of accredited CPD activities and other CPD activities, and the types of activities which do not qualify as CPD activities;

(b)

specify any publication referred to in rule 3(1)(c)(ii);

(ba)specify any course or programme of the Institute referred to in rule 3(1)(d);

(c)

specify, for each type of CPD activity, the manner in which the number of CPD points which may be obtained by undertaking that type of CPD activity is to be calculated;

(d)

designate any CPD activity as a mandatory CPD activity, or any category of CPD activities as a mandatory category of CPD activities, for the purposes of rule 9(1)(a) or (2)(a), for solicitors or foreign practitioners in general or for any class of solicitors or foreign practitioners;

(e)

specify how each type of CPD activity is to be undertaken;

(f)

specify any matter relating to an application for the full or partial waiver of any CPD requirement; and

(g)

specify the types of evidence that a solicitor or foreign practitioner shall maintain to show that he has undertaken a CPD activity.

Regulation 14 — Legal Profession (Continuing Professional Development) Rules 2012