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Business Names Registration Act 2014

(Section 43)

Business Names Registration
(Application to Legal Profession)
Regulations 2015

2024 REVISED EDITION

(18 December 2024)

[3 January 2016]

Citation

1. These Regulations are the Business Names Registration (Application to Legal Profession) Regulations 2015.

Non-application of exemption

2.—(1) Section 4(1)(c) of the Act does not apply to —

(a)

an individual who is a sole proprietor of —

(i)	a law firm; or
(ii)	a foreign law practice that provides any legal services in Singapore; or

(b)

a firm of 2 or more individuals which is —

(i)	a law firm;
(ii)	a foreign law practice that provides any legal services in Singapore; or
(iii)	a Joint Law Venture.

(2) In paragraph (1), “foreign law practice”, “Joint Law Venture” and “law firm” have the meanings given by section 2(1) of the Legal Profession Act 1966.