Legal Profession Act |
Legal Profession Rules |
R 3 |
REVISED EDITION 1990 |
(25th March 1992) |
[11th August 1967] |
Citation |
1. These Rules may be cited as the Legal Profession Rules. |
Seal |
2. The Board shall have a seal bearing in the circumference the words “Republic of Singapore” and in the centre of the seal the words “The Board of Legal Education” in 3 parallel and horizontal lines. |
Meetings |
3. The Board shall meet on not less than 4 occasions in each year and at such time and place as the Chairman, or in his absence the Deputy Chairman, directs. |
Chairman and Deputy Chairman |
4. At its first meeting in each calendar year the Board shall elect a Chairman and a Deputy Chairman. |
Notice of meeting |
5. The Secretary of the Board shall give to all members 7 days’ notice of each meeting together with the agenda of the matters to be considered by the Board. |
Quorum |
6. Subject to section 10(3) of the Act, the quorum of the Board shall be 5 members. |
Casting vote |
7. The Chairman, the Deputy Chairman or any other member shall, when presiding over a meeting of the Board, have a casting vote only. |
Committees |
8. The Board may from time to time appoint one or more committees from among its members to consider and report to the Board on any matters for which the Board is made responsible by the Act. |
Board may authorise Secretary and two other members to sign and endorse cheques |
Minutes |
10.—(1) The Secretary, or in his absence a member of the Board nominated by the Chairman, shall keep a record of the proceedings and decisions of each meeting of the Board for incorporation in the minute book of the Board.
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Post-graduate Practical Course in Law |
11.—(1) For the purposes of section 12 (1) (d) and (e) and section 13(3) of the Act, the Board prescribes the Postgraduate Practical Course in Law conducted by the Board and recognises the Postgraduate Practical Course in Law conducted by the University of Malaya or the University of Singapore and recognises, with effect until 31st December 1968, the Post Final Practical Course of the Council of Legal Education in England.
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Procedure before petition filed |
12.—(1) A qualified person not being a legal officer who intends to petition for admission as an advocate and solicitor shall before filing his petition register his name with the Board and shall at the same time —
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Certificates of good character |
13. For the purpose of section 17(4)(b) of the Act, the two certificates of good character of the petitioner shall be given by two responsible persons not immediately related to the petitioner, who have known the petitioner for two years or more and have had opportunities of judging the petitioner’ character and one of whom shall be a resident of Singapore:
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Admissions Committee |
14.—(1) There shall be an Admissions Committee consisting of 2 members from time to time elected by the Board to which the Secretary shall submit all applications for admission and for registration of pupillage, together with copies of such supporting documents as are in each case required.
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Forms |
15.—(1) Every petition for admission —
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