No. S 594
Legal Profession Act 1966
Legal Profession
(Pro Bono Legal Services)
(Amendment) Rules 2024
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 34(2) of the Legal Profession Act 1966, the Minister for Law makes the following Rules:
Citation and commencement
1.—(1)  These Rules are the Legal Profession (Pro Bono Legal Services) (Amendment) Rules 2024 and, except for rules 2 and 3(c) to (f), come into operation on 17 July 2024.
(2)  Rules 2 and 3(c) to (f) are deemed to have come into operation on 31 December 2021.
Amendment of rule 2
2.  In the Legal Profession (Pro Bono Legal Services) Rules 2013 (G.N. No. S 658/2013), in rule 2 —
(a)in the definition of “charity”, replace “(Cap. 37)” with “1994”;
(b)in the definition of “institution of a public character”, replace “section 40A of the Charities Act” with “section 40 of the Charities Act 1994”; and
(c)in the definition of “National Council of Social Service”, replace “(Cap. 195A)” with “1992”.
Amendment of rule 3
3.  In the Legal Profession (Pro Bono Legal Services) Rules 2013, in rule 3 —
(a)replace “in respect only of his” with “or lawyer (NP) in respect only of his or her”;
(b)in paragraph (a), replace “either or both” with “any one or more”;
(c)in paragraph (a)(ii), replace “(Cap. 321)” with “1970”;
(d)in paragraph (a)(iii), delete “(Act 27 of 2014)”;
(e)in paragraph (b), replace “(Cap. 37)” with “1994”; and
(f)in paragraph (d), replace “(Cap. 195A)” with “1992”.
[G.N. Nos. S 151/2014; S 651/2014]
Made on 15 July 2024.
LUKE GOH
Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Law,
Singapore.
[LAW 59/002; AG/LEGIS/SL/161/2020/26]
(To be presented to Parliament under section 185 of the Legal Profession Act 1966).