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Formal Consolidation |  1997 RevEd
Functions and powers of Academy
4.—(1)  The functions of the Academy shall be as follows:
(a)to promote and maintain high standards of conduct and learning of the members of the legal profession in Singapore and the standing of the profession in the region and elsewhere;
(b)to promote the advancement and dissemination of knowledge of the laws and the legal system;
(c)to promote legal research and scholarship and the reform and development of the law;
(d)to provide continuing legal education for its members;
(e)to provide for the training, education and examination, by the Academy or by any other body, of persons intending to practise the profession of law;
(f)to consider proposals and suggestions regarding matters which are referred to the Academy by the Law Society or the Board ;
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(g)to refer to the Law Society or the Board proposals and suggestions regarding matters which in the opinion of the Senate require consideration by the Law Society or the Board;
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(h)to promote good relations and social interaction amongst members and between members and law students and persons concerned in the administration of law and justice in Singapore;
(i)to appoint persons as notaries public or commissioners for oaths and to authenticate their signatures;
(j)to undertake activities and projects relating to the study, development and operation of laws and legal systems and the facilities, information technology and infrastructure in support thereof;
(k)to provide consultancy and other services relating to the study, development and operation of laws and legal systems and the facilities, information technology and infrastructure in support thereof; and
(l)to exercise the functions and duties conferred on the Academy under any written law.
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(2)  The Academy may for the purpose of performing its functions —
(a)provide such training and educational facilities for persons practising and intending to practise the profession of law;
(b)provide training in subjects of study relating to law, the practice of law or the administration of justice;
(c)appoint trustees of, and to receive, manage and administer, scholarship and other funds;
(d)establish a library and common rooms for its members;
(e)grant prizes and scholarships and establish and subsidise lectureships in educational institutions in subjects of study relating to law;
(f)contribute a collegiate element in the training of students and young lawyers by organising moots, lectures, talks and practical exercises;
(g)provide facilities for social interaction amongst its members and between its members and law students;
(h)purchase or lease any land or building required for any of the purposes of the Academy;
(i)sell, surrender, lease, exchange or mortgage any land or building as may be found most convenient or advantageous;
(j)receive grants from the Government or donations and gifts from the Law Society or any source;
(k)borrow money, whether by way of bank overdraft or otherwise, for such of the purposes of the Academy as the Senate may from time to time consider desirable;
(l)invest the moneys and funds of the Academy in such shares, funds, securities or investments as may be authorised by the Senate;
(m)enter into such arrangements, agreements or joint ventures as are necessary for the attainment of its functions;
(n)form or participate in the formation of any company for the purpose of carrying out all or any of the functions of the Academy;
(o)levy and charge fees;
(p)exercise such powers as may be conferred on the Academy or the Senate under any written law; and
(q)do all such other things as are incidental or conducive to the attainment of the functions of the Academy.
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Informal Consolidation | Amended Act 38 of 2020
Functions and powers of Academy
4.—(1)  The functions of the Academy shall be as follows:
(a)to promote and maintain high standards of conduct and learning of the members of the legal profession in Singapore and the standing of the profession in the region and elsewhere;
(b)to promote the advancement and dissemination of knowledge of the laws and the legal system;
(c)to promote legal research and scholarship and the reform and development of the law;
(d)to provide continuing legal education for its members;
(e)to provide for the training, education and examination, by the Academy or by any other body, of persons intending to practise the profession of law;
(f)to consider proposals and suggestions regarding matters which are referred to the Academy by the Law Society or the Institute;
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(g)to refer to the Law Society or the Institute proposals and suggestions regarding matters which in the opinion of the Senate require consideration by the Law Society or the Institute;
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(h)to promote good relations and social interaction amongst members and between members and law students and persons concerned in the administration of law and justice in Singapore;
(i)to appoint persons as notaries public or commissioners for oaths and to authenticate their signatures;
(j)to undertake activities and projects relating to the study, development and operation of laws and legal systems and the facilities, information technology and infrastructure in support thereof;
(k)to provide consultancy and other services relating to the study, development and operation of laws and legal systems and the facilities, information technology and infrastructure in support thereof;
(ka)to hold moneys, whether as stakeholder or in any other capacity, for the purposes or members of the legal profession in Singapore or under any written law;
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(kb)to certify the following aspects of documents executed in or emanating from Singapore for the purposes of their production in another country:
(i)the authenticity of the signature on the document;
(ii)the capacity in which the person signing the document has acted;
(iii)where appropriate, the identity of the seal or stamp that the document bears;
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(l)to exercise the functions and duties conferred on the Academy under any written law.
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(2)  The Academy may for the purpose of performing its functions —
(a)provide such training and educational facilities for persons practising and intending to practise the profession of law;
(b)provide training in subjects of study relating to law, the practice of law or the administration of justice;
(c)appoint trustees of, and to receive, manage and administer, scholarship and other funds;
(d)establish a library and common rooms for its members;
(e)grant prizes and scholarships and establish and subsidise lectureships in educational institutions in subjects of study relating to law;
(f)contribute a collegiate element in the training of students and young lawyers by organising moots, lectures, talks and practical exercises;
(g)provide facilities for social interaction amongst its members and between its members and law students;
(h)purchase or lease any land or building required for any of the purposes of the Academy;
(i)sell, surrender, lease, exchange or mortgage any land or building as may be found most convenient or advantageous;
(j)receive grants from the Government or donations and gifts from the Law Society or any source;
(ja)retain, for the purposes of the Academy, any income derived from the holding of moneys under subsection (1)(ka);
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(k)borrow money, whether by way of bank overdraft or otherwise, for such of the purposes of the Academy as the Senate may from time to time consider desirable;
(l)invest the moneys and funds of the Academy in such shares, funds, securities or investments as may be authorised by the Senate;
(m)enter into such arrangements, agreements or joint ventures as are necessary for the attainment of its functions;
(n)form or participate in the formation of any company for the purpose of carrying out all or any of the functions of the Academy;
(o)levy and charge fees;
(p)exercise such powers as may be conferred on the Academy or the Senate under any written law; and
(q)do all such other things as are incidental or conducive to the attainment of the functions of the Academy.
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