16.—(1) A person shall not be qualified to be a member of the Academy or, if he is a member, shall cease to be a member if —
(a)
he has been struck off the roll;
(b)
being a legal officer, he has been dismissed from the Singapore Legal Service for misconduct in his professional capacity;
[20/2009 wef 09/10/2009]
(c)
being a member of the Faculty, he has been dismissed from the Faculty for misconduct in the discharge of his duties;
[20/2007 wef 01/06/2007]
[20/2009 wef 09/10/2009]
(d)
he has been convicted of an offence involving fraud or dishonesty;
(e)
he is or becomes of unsound mind;
(f)
he is an undischarged bankrupt; or
(g)
he has entered into a composition with his creditors or a deed of arrangement for the benefit of his creditors.
[15/95]
(2) Any question whether a person has ceased to be a member shall be determined by the Senate whose decision shall be final.
(3) Where a member of the Academy has been suspended from practising as an advocate and solicitor for any period, his membership shall be deemed to be suspended for the duration of his suspension.
(4) Where a member being an advocate and solicitor has been struck off the roll, he shall on being reinstated to the roll become a member of the Academy.
(5) Nothing in subsection (4) shall affect the right of the Senate to terminate the membership of any such member pursuant to section 18.
Informal Consolidation | Amended Act 30 of 2017
Disqualifications for membership of Academy
16.—(1) A person shall not be qualified to be a member of the Academy or, if he is a member, shall cease to be a member if —
(a)
he has been struck off the roll;
(b)
being a Legal Service Officer, he has been dismissed from the Singapore Legal Service for misconduct in his professional capacity;
[20/2009 wef 09/10/2009]
(ba)
being a foreign lawyer referred to in section 14(c), his registration under section 36B or 36D of the Legal Profession Act (Cap. 161), or his approval under section 176(1) of that Act, is cancelled;
[Act 40 of 2014 wef 18/11/2015]
(c)
being a member of the Faculty of Law of the National University of Singapore, the School of Law of the Singapore Management University or the School of Law of the Singapore University of Social Sciences, he has been dismissed from the Faculty or School, as the case may be, for misconduct in the discharge of his duties;
[20/2007 wef 01/06/2007]
[20/2009 wef 09/10/2009]
[Act 16 of 2016 wef 01/08/2016]
[Act 30 of 2017 wef 11/07/2017]
(d)
he has been convicted of an offence involving fraud or dishonesty;
(e)
he is or becomes mentally disordered and incapable of managing himself or his affairs;
[21/2008 wef 01/03/2010]
(f)
he is an undischarged bankrupt; or
(g)
he has entered into a composition with his creditors or a deed of arrangement for the benefit of his creditors.
[15/95]
(2) Any question whether a person has ceased to be a member shall be determined by the Senate whose decision shall be final.
(3) Where a member of the Academy has been suspended from practising as an advocate and solicitor for any period, his membership shall be deemed to be suspended for the duration of his suspension.
(4) Where a member being an advocate and solicitor has been struck off the roll, he shall on being reinstated to the roll become a member of the Academy.
(5) Nothing in subsection (4) shall affect the right of the Senate to terminate the membership of any such member pursuant to section 18.