No. S 714
Singapore Academy of Law Act
(CHAPTER 294A)
Singapore Academy of Law (Stakeholding)
(Amendment) Rules 2017
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 27 of the Singapore Academy of Law Act, the Senate of the Singapore Academy of Law makes the following Rules:
Citation and commencement
1.  These Rules are the Singapore Academy of Law (Stakeholding) (Amendment) Rules 2017 and come into operation on 2 January 2018.
Amendment of rule 2
2.  Rule 2 of the Singapore Academy of Law (Stakeholding) Rules (R 2) is amended by deleting the definition of “closing hour” and substituting the following definition:
“ “closing hour” means —
(a)in any case where a working day falls on a Saturday or the eve of New Year, Chinese New Year or Christmas, 12.30 p.m.; or
(b)in any other case, 4.30 p.m.;”.
Amendment of rule 3
3.  Rule 3 of the Singapore Academy of Law (Stakeholding) Rules is amended —
(a)by deleting the word “A” in paragraph (2) and substituting the words “Subject to paragraphs (3B) and (4), a”;
(b)by deleting the words “as provided in paragraph (4)” in paragraph (2)(c); and
(c)by inserting, immediately after paragraph (3A), the following paragraph:
(3B)  Where a notice or document is required to be served by a party on the Academy on a working day that falls on a Saturday, the notice or document is sufficiently served on that day only if it is sent by facsimile transmission no later than the closing hour on that day.”.
[G.N. Nos. S 353/2002; S 394/2003; S 608/2006; S 162/2012; S 346/2015]
Made on 30 November 2017.
SUNDARESH MENON
President,
Singapore Academy of Law.
[AG/LEGIS/SL/294A/2015/2 Vol. 1]