Singapore Academy of Law
Act 1988
2020 REVISED EDITION
This revised edition incorporates all amendments up to and including 1 December 2021 and comes into operation on 31 December 2021
An Act to establish the Singapore Academy of Law and for matters connected therewith.
[1 November 1988]
PRELIMINARY
Short title
1.  This Act is the Singapore Academy of Law Act 1988.
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 excludes any person admitted ad hoc under section 15 of the Legal Profession Act 1966;
“Constitution” means the Constitution of the Republic of Singapore;
“foreign lawyer” has the meaning given by the Legal Profession Act 1966;
“Institute” means the Singapore Institute of Legal Education established under section 3 of the Legal Profession Act 1966;
“Law Society” means the Law Society of Singapore established under section 37 of the Legal Profession Act 1966;
[Deleted by Act 33 of 2021 wef 14/01/2022]
“member” includes a Fellow, honorary member, ordinary member and associate member of the Academy;
“president” means the president of the Academy;
“qualified person” has the meaning given by section 2 of the Legal Profession Act 1966;
“Senate” means the Senate of the Academy established under section 5;
“Supreme Court Judge” includes a Judicial Commissioner;
“vice-president” means a vice‑president of the Academy.
[20/2007; 20/2009; 8/2011; 42/2014; 40/2019]