Singapore Academy of Law Act

(CHAPTER 294A)

(Original Enactment: Act 18 of 1988)

REVISED EDITION 1989

(15th March 1989)

An Act to establish the Singapore Academy of Law and for matters connected therewith.

[1st November 1988]

PRELIMINARY

Short title

1. This Act may be cited as the Singapore Academy of Law Act.

Interpretation

2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires —

“Academy” means the Singapore Academy of Law established under section 3;

“advocate and solicitor” means an advocate and solicitor of the Supreme Court but shall not include any person admitted ad hoc under section 20 of the Legal Profession Act [Cap. 161];

“Board” means the Board of Legal Education established under section 3 of the Legal Profession Act;

“Constitution” means the Constitution of the Republic of Singapore;

“Faculty” means the Faculty of Law of the National University of Singapore;

“judge of the Supreme Court” includes —

(a)	a person designated to sit as a judge of the Supreme Court under Article 94(3) of the Constitution; and
(b)	a Judicial Commissioner appointed under Article 94(4) of the Constitution;

“Law Society” means the Law Society of Singapore established under section 33 of the Legal Profession Act;

“legal officer” means an officer in the Singapore Legal Service;

“member” includes a Fellow, honorary member, ordinary member and associate member of the Academy;

“President” means the President of the Academy;

“qualified person” shall have the meaning assigned to it by section 2 of the Legal Profession Act;

“Senate” means the Senate of the Academy established under section 5;

“Vice-President” means a Vice-President of the Academy.

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