On 18/06/2013,
you requested for the version in force on 18/06/2013
incorporating all amendments published on or before 18/06/2013.
The closest version currently available is that of 02/10/2009.
2. Section 2(1) of the Legal Profession Act (referred to in this Act as the principal Act) is amended —
(a)
by deleting the words “legal officer” in the definition of “lay person” and substituting the words “Legal Service Officer”;
(b)
by deleting the definition of “legal officer” and substituting the following definition:
“ “Legal Service Officer” means an officer in the Singapore Legal Service;”;
(c)
by inserting, immediately after the definition of “Malayan practitioner”, the following definitions:
“ “practice training contract” means a formal training arrangement between a qualified person and a Singapore law practice, pursuant to which the qualified person receives, and the Singapore law practice provides, supervised training in relation to the practice of Singapore law;
“practice training period” means the period during which a qualified person is required to receive supervised training in relation to the practice of Singapore law before he can be admitted as an advocate and solicitor;”;
(d)
by deleting the word “or” at the end of paragraph (b) of the definition of “qualified person”;
(e)
by deleting paragraph (c) of the definition of “qualified person” and substituting the following paragraphs:
“(c)
is approved by the Board as a qualified person under section 7 in force immediately before the date of commencement of section 2(e) of the Legal Profession (Amendment) Act 2009; or
(d)
is approved by the Minister as a qualified person under section 15A(1);”; and
(f)
by inserting, immediately after the definition of “Registrar”, the following definition:
“ “relevant legal officer” means —
(a)
a Legal Service Officer; or
(b)
a legal officer of such statutory body or law office in the public service as the Minister may prescribe by rules published in the Gazette;”.