Singapore legislation

Regulation 16

of Legal Profession (Foreign Practitioner Examinations) Rules 2011

Regulation 16

Exemption

Subregulation 1

Upon an application made to the Minister by any foreign lawyer, the Minister may exempt the foreign lawyer from all or any, and from the whole or any part of any, of the requirements under rule 4(3)(b) to (g), if the Minister is of the opinion that the foreign lawyer is, by reason of his standing and experience or for any other cause, a fit and proper person to be so exempted.

Subregulation 2

Every application under paragraph (1) shall be accompanied by an application fee of the amount specified in the Schedule.

Subregulation 3

An exemption granted to a foreign lawyer under paragraph (1) —

(a)

may be subject to such conditions as the Minister may think fit to impose by notice in writing to the foreign lawyer;

(b)

shall be notified in writing to the foreign lawyer; and

(c)

need not be published in the Gazette.