Legal Profession Act |
Legal Profession (Singapore Bar Examinations — Conduct and Discipline) Rules 2010 |
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Citation and commencement |
1. These Rules may be cited as the Legal Profession (Singapore Bar Examinations — Conduct and Discipline) Rules 2010 and shall come into operation on 9th April 2010. |
Definitions |
2. In these Rules, unless the context otherwise requires —
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Code of Conduct |
Student Disciplinary Committee |
4.—(1) The Chairman may appoint any 3 members of the Board to constitute a Student Disciplinary Committee, and shall appoint one of the members of the Student Disciplinary Committee to preside over it.
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Letter of warning for misconduct |
5.—(1) If the Director has reason to believe that a student has committed any misconduct, the Director shall, by notice in writing, call upon the student concerned to offer any explanation or to answer any allegation against him, whether in writing or in person before the Director, within a period of 7 days from the date specified in the notice.
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Report of misconduct to Student Disciplinary Committee |
6.—(1) Upon a student being issued with a third letter of warning under rule 5(2), the Director shall —
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Inquiry by Student Disciplinary Committee |
7.—(1) Upon receiving a report from the Director under rule 6, the Student Disciplinary Committee shall conduct an inquiry into the matter to determine if any action should be taken in respect of the student concerned and shall, by notice in writing, call upon the student concerned —
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Action by Board |
8.—(1) Upon receiving and considering the report and recommendation of the Student Disciplinary Committee under rule 7(5) or (6), the Board may —
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Continuing liability under these Rules |
9. Notwithstanding the fact that a person has ceased to be a student upon his withdrawal from the Course or upon the conclusion of the Course or the Examinations for which he was registered —
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Revocation |
10. The Legal Profession (Postgraduate Practical Course in Law — Students’ Conduct and Discipline) Rules 2008 (G.N. No. S 283/2008) are revoked. |
Made this 8th day of April 2010.
Chairman, Board of Legal Education, Singapore. |
[AG/LLRD/SL/161/2010/3 Vol. 1] |
(To be presented to Parliament under section 131 of the Legal Profession Act). |
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