Legal Profession (Oral Examinations) Rules

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Legal Profession Act

(Chapter 161, Section 5(3))

Legal Profession (Oral Examinations) Rules

R 4

REVISED EDITION 1990

(25th March 1992)

[3rd November 1967]

Citation

1. These Rules may be cited as the Legal Profession (Oral Examinations) Rules.

Persons required to take oral examination

2. All persons to whom section 15(1) of the Act applies will be required to take an oral examination at such time and place as may be determined by the Board.

Meetings of Board of Examiners

3.—(1) Meetings of the Board of Examiners shall be convened by the Secretary of the Board of Legal Education at such times as may be authorised by the Chairman of the Board of Legal Education not less than once in every two months.

(2) The Board of Examiners may recommend to the Board of Legal Education that a candidate pass the examination or that he be deferred, and that he re-submit himself for examination at a subsequent meeting of the Board of Examiners not earlier than two months nor later than 4 months after the date of the meeting of the Board of Examiners at which he was deferred.

(3) The Board of Examiners shall consist of the following 3 persons:

(a)	the Attorney-General, or his representative, or a member of the Legal or Judicial Service of not less than 7 years’ standing;
(b)	the Dean of the Faculty of Law, or his representative; and
(c)	one member of the Law Society of Singapore of not less than 7 years’ standing.

Applications

4. Written application to be orally examined must be lodged with the Secretary of the Board of Legal Education.

Petitioner under section 15 (1) of Act

5. A petitioner under section 15(1) of the Act may apply to be orally examined as soon as is practicable after he has filed his petition.

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