Rules of Court (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2015

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Published in Subsidiary Legislation Supplement
on 14 May 2015

No. S 278

Supreme Court of Judicature Act

(CHAPTER 322)

Rules of Court
(Amendment No. 2) Rules 2015

In exercise of the powers conferred on us by section 80 of the Supreme Court of Judicature Act and all other powers enabling us under any written law, we, the Rules Committee, make the following Rules:

Citation and commencement

1. These Rules may be cited as the Rules of Court (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2015 and come into operation on 15 May 2015.

Amendment of Order 110

2. Order 110 of the Rules of Court (R 5) is amended —

(a)

by deleting sub‑paragraph (d) of Rule 28(2) and substituting the following sub‑paragraph:

“(d)

state —

(i)

whether the person is —

(A)	an advocate and solicitor who has in force a practising certificate;
(B)	admitted to practise as an advocate and solicitor under section 15 of the Legal Profession Act (Cap. 161); or
(C)	registered under section 36P of the Legal Profession Act; and

(ii)

if the person is registered under section 130N of the Legal Profession Act, that the person is so registered;”;

(b)

by inserting, immediately after the words “registered foreign lawyer” in Rule 32(a), the words “or by a solicitor registered under section 130N of the Legal Profession Act (Cap. 161)”;

(c)

by deleting the words “(Cap. 161)” in Rule 32(b);

(d)

by inserting, immediately after the words “registered foreign lawyer” in the heading of Rule 32, the words “or by solicitor registered under section 130N of Legal Profession Act”; and

(e)

by inserting, immediately after the words “by a foreign lawyer” in Rule 37(5)(b), the words “, or by a solicitor registered under section 130N of the Legal Profession Act (Cap. 161),”.

[G.N. Nos. S 299/2014; S 390/2014; S 671/2014; S 714/2014; S 753/2014; S 850/2014; S 175/2015]

Made on 11 May 2015.

SUNDARESH MENON

Chief Justice.

V K RAJAH, SC

Attorney-General.

BELINDA ANG SAW EAN

Judge.

TAY YONG KWANG

Judge.

QUENTIN LOH

Judge.

STEVEN CHONG

Judge.

VINODH COOMARASWAMY

Judge.

SEE KEE OON

Presiding Judge of the State Courts.

FOO TUAT YIEN

District Judge.

CAVINDER BULL, SC

Advocate and Solicitor.

ANG CHENG HOCK, SC

Advocate and Solicitor.

[RSCS R7/7 Vol. 16; AG/LEGIS/SL/322/2015/1 Vol. 1]

(To be presented to Parliament under section 80(6) of the Supreme Court of Judicature Act).

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