Singapore Academy of Law Act

(CHAPTER 294A)

(Original Enactment: Act 18 of 1988)

REVISED EDITION 1997

(20th December 1997)

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 21 of the Legal Profession Act (Cap. 161);

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

“foreign lawyer” has the same meaning as in the Legal Profession Act;

[8/2011 wef 03/05/2011]

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

[8/2011 wef 03/05/2011]

“Judge of the Supreme Court” includes a Judicial Commissioner;

[Act 42 of 2014 wef 01/01/2015]

“Law Society” means the Law Society of Singapore established under section 36 of the Legal Profession Act (Cap. 161);

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

[20/2009 wef 09/10/2009]

“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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