Singapore legislation
Regulation 26
Regulation 26
Powers of inspection by Council
Subregulation 1
A requirement of the Council for a legal practitioner, or a sole proprietor, partner or director of a law practice, to produce any document or provide any information or explanation under section 70F(1) of the Act —
must be made in writing by a member of the Council; and
may be served —
by delivering the requirement to the legal practitioner or the sole proprietor, partner or director of the law practice; (ii)by sending the requirement by registered post to the usual or last known address, as maintained by the Society, of the legal practitioner or the sole proprietor, partner or director of the law practice; or
by sending the requirement by electronic mail to any electronic mail address given to the Society by the legal practitioner, or the sole proprietor, partner or director of the law practice, with his or her consent to be served the requirement in that way.
Subregulation 2
Before appointing a person under section 70F(1) of the Act, the Council must consider any objection to the appointment of that person, on personal or other proper grounds, made by the legal practitioner or the sole proprietor, partner or director of the law practice.