Singapore legislation
Regulation 15
of Legal Profession (Foreign Practitioner Examinations) Rules 2011
Regulation 15
Power of Institute to revoke certificates, awards and prizes
Subregulation 1
The Institute may revoke any certificate, award or prize granted or issued by it in relation to the Examinations to any person if the Institute is satisfied that —
the person has obtained the certificate, award or prize through dishonest or fraudulent means; or
the person has made any statement which is false in any material particular, or made or produced or caused to be made or produced any false or fraudulent certificate or other academic qualification, in or in relation to his application to sit for any session of the Examinations.
Subregulation 2
The Institute shall, before revoking any certificate, award or prize under paragraph (1), give the person concerned notice in writing of its intention to do so, specifying a date, not less than 21 days after the date of the notice, upon which the revocation shall take effect and calling upon the person to show cause to the Institute why the certificate, award or prize should not be revoked.
Subregulation 3
When the Institute has revoked any certificate, award or prize under paragraph (1) —
the Institute shall inform the person concerned by notice in writing of the revocation and cause the revocation to be notified in the Gazette; and
the person concerned shall, where applicable, return the certificate, award or prize to the Institute within such time as the Institute may allow.
Subregulation 4
The certificate, award or prize shall cease to be valid upon its revocation.
Subregulation 5
In this rule, “award” includes an award of a pass or a distinction in the Examinations.