Singapore legislation
Regulation 14
of Legal Profession (Foreign Practitioner Examinations) Rules 2011
Regulation 14
Continuing liability under these Rules
Subregulation 1
Notwithstanding the fact that a person has ceased to be a candidate upon his withdrawal from any session of the Examinations or upon the conclusion of any session of the Examinations (being a session of the Examinations during which he has failed the Examinations) —
such person shall, for a period of 3 months from the date he ceased to be a candidate —
continue to be subject to these Rules in respect of any misconduct that he may have committed while he was a candidate; and
be liable to be dealt with in accordance with rules 11, 12 and 13 for the misconduct as if he were still a candidate; and
the Institute may withhold the issue of any document to such person until the matter has been determined and disposed of by the Board under rule 13.
Subregulation 2
Notwithstanding the fact that a person has ceased to be a candidate upon the conclusion of any session of the Examinations (being a session of the Examinations during which he has passed the Examinations) —
such person shall, for so long as he is entitled to apply for registration under section 36B of the Act, or for the renewal of such registration under section 36H of the Act, on account of having passed those Examinations —
continue to be subject to these Rules in respect of any misconduct that he may have committed while he was a candidate; and
be liable to be dealt with in accordance with rules 11, 12 and 13 for the misconduct as if he were still a candidate; and
the Institute may withhold the issue of any certificate or document to such person until the matter has been determined and disposed of by the Board under rule 13.