Singapore legislation
Regulation 4A
Regulation 4A
Other prescribed criteria to be professional deputy
Subregulation 1
For the purposes of section 6A(5)(b) of the Act, the other prescribed criteria that a person must meet to be a professional deputy are all of the following: (a)the person is a citizen or permanent resident of Singapore;
the person has attained 21 years of age;
the person is not a bankrupt or discharged bankrupt, and does not have any pending bankruptcy proceedings against him;
the person has not had a judgment entered against him, and does not have a claim made against him, in any specified civil proceeding (whether before, on or after 1 April 2025);
the person has not been convicted (whether before, on or after 1 April 2025) of any specified offence, and does not have any pending criminal proceeding against him in respect of any specified offence;
the person is not related to P, for whom the person intends to make an application for legal aid.
Subregulation 2
In paragraph (1) —
Definition
“P” means a person who lacks capacity as mentioned in section 6A(1)(a) of the Act;
Definition
“related”, in relation to P, means related to P by an adoption order, blood or marriage;
Definition
“specified civil proceeding”, in relation to a person, means a civil proceeding (whether in Singapore or elsewhere) involving an allegation against the person of deceit, fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, breach of fiduciary duty or breach of trust;
Definition
“specified offence” means —
an offence of criminal misappropriation, criminal breach of trust, cheating, theft or extortion or any other offence involving fraud or dishonesty;
an offence specified in Chapter 8, 14 or 16 of the Penal Code 1871;
an offence specified in the Public Order Act 2009 or in Part 3 of the Miscellaneous Offences (Public Order and Nuisance) Act 1906; or (d)an offence under a law of a foreign territory similar to an offence mentioned in paragraph (a), (b) or (c).