Singapore legislation
Regulation 9
of Legal Profession (Continuing Professional Development) Rules 2012
Regulation 9
Undertaking of CPD activities
Subregulation 1
Every solicitor who, on 1 January in any calendar year, is of the number of years’ standing specified in the first column of the applicable Part of the First Schedule, and who in that calendar year has in force a practising certificate for any period specified in the second column of the applicable Part of the First Schedule, shall —
undertake in that calendar year, in accordance with any guidelines issued under rule 14, such CPD activities as are designated by the Institute as mandatory CPD activities, or that fall under categories of activities as are designated by the Institute as mandatory categories of CPD activities, in those guidelines; and
obtain —
from all CPD activities undertaken by him in that calendar year, at least the number of CPD points specified in the third column of the applicable Part of the First Schedule;
from all accredited CPD activities undertaken by him in that calendar year, at least the number of CPD points specified in the fourth column of the applicable Part of the First Schedule;
where the calendar year is 2025 or a subsequent calendar year, from CPD activities that fall under mandatory categories of CPD activities undertaken by him in that calendar year, at least the number of CPD points specified in the fifth column of the applicable Part of the First Schedule; and
where the calendar year is 2025 or a subsequent calendar year, from accredited CPD activities that fall under mandatory categories of CPD activities undertaken by him in that calendar year, at least the number of CPD points specified in the sixth column of the applicable Part of the First Schedule.
Subregulation 2
Every foreign practitioner who has a foreign practitioner certificate for any period specified in the first column of the applicable Part of the Second Schedule must —
undertake in that calendar year, in accordance with any guidelines issued under rule 14, such CPD activities as are designated by the Institute as mandatory CPD activities, or that fall under categories of activities as are designated by the Institute as mandatory categories of CPD activities, in those guidelines; and
obtain —
from all CPD activities undertaken by the foreign practitioner in that calendar year, at least the number of CPD points specified in the second column of the applicable Part of the Second Schedule;
from all accredited CPD activities undertaken by the foreign practitioner in that calendar year, at least the number of CPD points specified in the third column of the applicable Part of the Second Schedule;
where the calendar year is 2025 or a subsequent calendar year, from CPD activities that fall under mandatory categories of CPD activities undertaken by the foreign practitioner in that calendar year, at least the number of CPD points specified in the fourth column of the applicable Part of the Second Schedule; and
where the calendar year is 2025 or a subsequent calendar year, from accredited CPD activities that fall under mandatory categories of CPD activities undertaken by the foreign practitioner in that calendar year, at least the number of CPD points specified in the fifth column of the applicable Part of the Second Schedule.