13. Rule 15A of the principal Rules is deleted and the following rule substituted therefor:“Exemption from requirement for relevant legal training or relevant legal practice or work |
15A.—(1) Any person referred to in rule 6, 7, 8(1), (2) or (3), 9(1), (2) or (2A) or 9A(1) shall be exempted from the requirement under rule 6(c)(ii), 7( c)(ii), 8(1)(iii)(B), (2)(iii)(B) or (3)(ii)(B)(BB), 9(1)(b)(ii)(B), (2)(b)(ii)(B) or (2A)(b)(ii)(B) or 9A(1)(c)(ii)(B), as the case may be, if, with the approval of the Board and for a continuous period of not less than 6 months (such period beginning after he has satisfied the requirement under rule 6(c)(i), 7(c)(i), 8(1)(iii)(A), (2)(iii)(A) or (3)(ii)(B)(BA), 9(1)(b)(ii)(A), (2)(b)(ii)(A) or (2A)(b)(ii)(A) or 9A(1)(c)(ii)(A), as the case may be), he has received supervised training in relation to the practice of Singapore law —(a) | through working —(i) | as a Legal Service Officer; or | (ii) | under the supervision of a relevant legal officer (referred to in this paragraph as a qualifying relevant legal officer) who is an advocate and solicitor of not less than 5 years’ standing and who, for a total of not less than 5 out of the 7 years immediately preceding the date of commencement of the supervised training, has been a relevant legal officer or has been in active practice in a Singapore law practice or both; |
| (b) | through working under the supervision of 2 or more qualifying relevant legal officers; or | (c) | partly through working as a Legal Service Officer and partly through working under the supervision of one or more qualifying relevant legal officers. |
(2) Any person referred to in rule 6, 7, 8(1), (2) or (3), 9(1), (2) or (2A) or 9A(1) who, on or before 1st August 2009, has been engaged in relevant work for a continuous period of not less than 6 months shall be exempted from the requirement under rule 6(c)(ii), 7(c)(ii), 8(1)(iii)(B), (2)(iii)(B) or (3)(ii)(B)(BB), 9(1)(b)(ii)(B), (2)(b)(ii)(B) or (2A)(b)(ii)(B) or 9A(1)(c)(ii)(B), as the case may be. |
(3) In paragraph (2), “relevant work” means work of a legal nature, including prosecution, advocacy, drafting of legal documents, rendering of legal opinions, legal research and preparation for litigation or arbitration —(a) | in a Singapore law practice or a foreign law practice; | (b) | as an Assistant Public Prosecutor in the Attorney-General’s Chambers; | (c) | as a legal executive, by whatever name called, in the Attorney-General’s Chambers, in any statutory body or law office in the public service, in the Academy or in the Society; | (d) | as a legal editor in the Academy; or | (e) | as a legal counsel in any corporation or other entity in Singapore or elsewhere, including a multinational corporation or an international organisation, other than any corporation or other entity the equity securities of which are listed on the official list of a securities exchange in Singapore or elsewhere.”. |
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[G.N. Nos. S 348/2003; S 145/2004; S 493/2005; S 217/2006; S 587/2006; S 187/2008] |