(a) | by deleting the word “and” at the end of section 5(3)(d); |
(b) | by inserting, immediately after paragraph (d) of section 5(3), the following paragraph:“(da) | the Dean of the School of Law of the SIM University;”; |
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(c) | by deleting paragraphs (c), (d), (e) and (f) of section 10(2) and substituting the following paragraphs:“(c) | to prescribe the courses of instruction which a qualified person must attend and satisfactorily complete before the qualified person can be admitted as an advocate and solicitor, the conditions for entry to such a course and the subjects in such a course, and to regulate the conduct of a qualified person while attending such a course (including through disciplinary measures for any misconduct); | (d) | to prescribe the examinations which a qualified person must pass before the qualified person can be admitted as an advocate and solicitor and the conditions for sitting for such an examination, and to regulate the conduct of a qualified person during such an examination (including through disciplinary measures for any misconduct); | (e) | to provide for the courses of instruction which a foreign lawyer must attend and satisfactorily complete before the foreign lawyer can be registered under section 36B, including the conditions for entry to such a course and the subjects in such a course, and to regulate the conduct of a foreign lawyer while attending such a course (including through disciplinary measures for any misconduct); | (f) | to provide for the examinations which a foreign lawyer must pass before the foreign lawyer can be registered under section 36B, including the conditions for sitting for such an examination, and to regulate the conduct of a foreign lawyer during such an examination (including through disciplinary measures for any misconduct);”; |
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(d) | by deleting the words “this section” in section 10(2)(h) and substituting the words “subsection (1) or this subsection”; |
(e) | by inserting, immediately after subsection (2) of section 10, the following subsection:“(2A) The Board of Directors of the Institute may, after consulting the Minister, make rules —(a) | to provide for the courses mentioned in section 2(3)(c), including the conditions for entry to such a course and the subjects in such a course, and to regulate the conduct of a person while attending such a course (including through disciplinary measures for any misconduct); | (b) | to provide for the tests and examinations mentioned in section 2(3)(c), including the conditions for sitting for any such test or examination, and to regulate the conduct of a person during any such test or examination (including through disciplinary measures for any misconduct); and | (c) | to prescribe the forms to be used and the fees to be paid for the purposes of any rules made under this subsection.”; |
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(f) | by deleting the words “or the School of Law of the Singapore Management University” in sections 30(5)(c) and 75D(1)(c) and substituting in each case the words “, the School of Law of the Singapore Management University or the School of Law of the SIM University”; |
(g) | by deleting the word “or” at the end of section 41(1A)(a)(ii); |
(h) | by inserting, immediately after sub-paragraph (ii) of section 41(1A)(a), the following sub‑paragraph:“(iia) | of the School of Law of the SIM University; or”; |
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(i) | by deleting paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of section 49(1) and substituting the following paragraphs:“(a) | 7 practitioner members, each of whom is an advocate and solicitor of not less than 15 years’ standing on the day of his nomination for election to the Council; | (b) | 4 practitioner members, each of whom is an advocate and solicitor of less than 15 years’ but not less than 5 years’ standing on the day of his nomination for election to the Council; and | (c) | 4 practitioner members, each of whom is an advocate and solicitor of less than 5 years’ standing on the day of his nomination for election to the Council.”; |
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(j) | by deleting the words “12 years’ standing” in section 50(1)(a) and substituting the words “15 years’ standing”; |
(k) | by deleting the words “under 12 years’ but not less than 7 years’ standing” in section 50(1)(b) and substituting the words “less than 15 years’ but not less than 5 years’ standing”; |
(l) | by deleting the words “under 7 years’ standing” in section 50(1)(c) and substituting the words “less than 5 years’ standing”; |
(m) | by inserting the word “and” at the end of section 51(1)(b); |
(n) | by deleting paragraph (c) of section 51(1); |
(o) | by deleting the words “and place” in section 51(2) and (4); |
(p) | by inserting the word “and” at the end of section 51(3)(b); |
(q) | by deleting paragraph (c) of section 51(3); |
(r) | by deleting the words “there has been neither an application for a grant from the Fund nor a grant made from the Fund” in section 75(10) and substituting the words “no grant is made from the Fund, and there is no application for a grant from the Fund that is pending at the end of that year”; |
(s) | by deleting the word “Such” in sections 83(2) and 83A(2) and substituting in each case the words “Subject to subsection (7), such”; |
(t) | by inserting, immediately after subsection (6) of section 83, the following subsection:“(7) The Minister may make rules for the exemption from section 83(2)(d) and (e) of any advocate and solicitor who satisfies such requirements, and does an act referred to in section 83(2)(d) or (e) in such circumstances, as may be prescribed in those rules.”; |
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(u) | by inserting, immediately after subsection (6) of section 83A, the following subsection:“(7) The Minister may make rules for the exemption from section 83A(2)(d) and (e) of any regulated foreign lawyer who satisfies such requirements, and does an act referred to in section 83A(2)(d) or (e) in such circumstances, as may be prescribed in those rules.”; |
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(v) | by deleting subsection (3) of section 85 and substituting the following subsections:“(3) Any judicial office holder specified in subsection (3A), the Attorney-General, the Director of Legal Services or the Institute may at any time refer to the Society any information touching upon the conduct of a regulated legal practitioner, and the Council must —(a) | refer the matter to the Chairman of the Inquiry Panel; or | (b) | if that judicial office holder, the Attorney‑General, the Director of Legal Services or the Institute (as the case may be) requests that the matter be referred to a Disciplinary Tribunal, apply to the Chief Justice to appoint a Disciplinary Tribunal. |
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(3A) For the purposes of subsection (3), the judicial office holders are —(a) | any Judge of the Supreme Court; | (b) | any Judicial Commissioner of the Supreme Court; | (c) | any Senior Judge of the Supreme Court; | (d) | any International Judge of the Supreme Court; | (e) | the Presiding Judge of the Family Justice Courts; and | (f) | the Presiding Judge of the State Courts.”; and |
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(w) | by repealing section 92 and substituting the following section:“Complaint made by Judge, etc., or Attorney-General |
92.—(1) Where any judicial office holder specified in subsection (2) or the Attorney-General refers to the Society any information touching upon the conduct of a regulated legal practitioner, every reference in this Part to a person who made the complaint is to be construed as including a reference to the Attorney-General.(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), the judicial office holders are —(a) | any Judge of the Supreme Court; | (b) | any Judicial Commissioner of the Supreme Court; | (c) | any Senior Judge of the Supreme Court; | (d) | any International Judge of the Supreme Court; | (e) | the Presiding Judge of the Family Justice Courts; and | (f) | the Presiding Judge of the State Courts.”. |
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