Singapore legislation
Regulation 8
of Legal Profession (Foreign Practitioner Examinations) Rules 2011
Regulation 8
Results of Examinations
Subregulation 1
The Director shall release the results of a particular session of the Examinations as soon as is practicable after that particular session of the Examinations.
Subregulation 2
A candidate who has failed a particular session of the Examinations may, within one month after the date of the release of the results of that particular session of the Examinations, apply to the Institute in such manner as the Institute may specify for his results in that particular session of the Examinations to be reviewed by the Examinations Review Board.
Subregulation 3
Every application under paragraph (2) for the review of the results of a candidate shall be accompanied by the fee for that purpose specified in the Schedule.
Subregulation 4
Where a candidate has made an application under paragraph (2) for his results in a particular session of the Examinations to be reviewed, the Examinations Review Board shall review the answer scripts submitted by the candidate for that particular session of the Examinations to determine the merits of the application.
Subregulation 5
For the purposes of reviewing the results of a candidate, the Examinations Review Board may, but need not, by notice in writing, call upon the candidate to attend before the Examinations Review Board at the time and place specified in the notice for an oral examination.
Subregulation 6
If a candidate does not attend before the Examinations Review Board when called upon to do so under paragraph (5), the Examinations Review Board may proceed with its review in his absence.
Subregulation 7
After the Examinations Review Board has conducted its review of a candidate’s results in a particular session of the Examinations, the Examinations Review Board may —
substitute the candidate’s original results in that particular session of the Examinations with new results; or
affirm the candidate’s original results in that particular session of the Examinations.
Subregulation 8
Where, after conducting a review, the Examinations Review Board determines that a candidate has passed the Examinations, the Examinations Review Board may order that the fee paid by the candidate under paragraph (3) be refunded to the candidate.
Subregulation 9
The Examinations Review Board shall give notice in writing to the candidate concerned of its decision, and the decision of the Examinations Review Board shall be final.