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ESTABLISHMENT, FUNCTIONS AND POWERS OF SINGAPORE ACADEMY OF LAW
3. There shall be established a body to be called the Singapore Academy of Law which shall be a body corporate with perpetual succession and a common seal, with power to sue and be sued in its corporate name and to acquire and dispose of property, both movable and immovable, and to perform such other acts which bodies corporate may by law perform.
4.
—(1) The functions of the Academy shall be as follows:
(a)
to promote and maintain high standards of conduct and learning of the members of the legal profession in Singapore and the standing of the profession in the region and elsewhere;
(b)
to promote the advancement and dissemination of knowledge of the laws and the legal system;
(c)
to promote legal research and scholarship and the reform and development of the law;
(d)
to provide continuing legal education for its members;
(e)
to provide for the training, education and examination, by the Academy or by any other body, of persons intending to practise the profession of law;
(f)
to consider proposals and suggestions regarding matters which are referred to the Academy by the Law Society or the Institute;
(g)
to refer to the Law Society or the Institute proposals and suggestions regarding matters which in the opinion of the Senate require consideration by the Law Society or the Institute;
(h)
to promote good relations and social interaction amongst members and between members and law students and persons concerned in the administration of law and justice in Singapore;
(i)
to appoint persons as notaries public or commissioners for oaths and to authenticate their signatures;
(j)
to undertake activities and projects relating to the study, development and operation of laws and legal systems and the facilities, information technology and infrastructure in support thereof;
(k)
to provide consultancy and other services relating to the study, development and operation of laws and legal systems and the facilities, information technology and infrastructure in support thereof;
(ka)
to hold moneys, whether as stakeholder or in any other capacity, for the purposes or members of the legal profession in Singapore or under any written law; and
(l)
to exercise the functions and duties conferred on the Academy under any written law.
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(2) The Academy may for the purpose of performing its functions —
(a)
provide such training and educational facilities for persons practising and intending to practise the profession of law;
(b)
provide training in subjects of study relating to law, the practice of law or the administration of justice;
(c)
appoint trustees of, and to receive, manage and administer, scholarship and other funds;
(d)
establish a library and common rooms for its members;
(e)
grant prizes and scholarships and establish and subsidise lectureships in educational institutions in subjects of study relating to law;
(f)
contribute a collegiate element in the training of students and young lawyers by organising moots, lectures, talks and practical exercises;
(g)
provide facilities for social interaction amongst its members and between its members and law students;
(h)
purchase or lease any land or building required for any of the purposes of the Academy;
(i)
sell, surrender, lease, exchange or mortgage any land or building as may be found most convenient or advantageous;
(j)
receive grants from the Government or donations and gifts from the Law Society or any source;
(ja)
retain, for the purposes of the Academy, any income derived from the holding of moneys under subsection (1)(ka);
(k)
borrow money, whether by way of bank overdraft or otherwise, for such of the purposes of the Academy as the Senate may from time to time consider desirable;
(l)
invest the moneys and funds of the Academy in such shares, funds, securities or investments as may be authorised by the Senate;
(m)
enter into such arrangements, agreements or joint ventures as are necessary for the attainment of its functions;
(n)
form or participate in the formation of any company for the purpose of carrying out all or any of the functions of the Academy;
(o)
levy and charge fees;
(p)
exercise such powers as may be conferred on the Academy or the Senate under any written law; and
(q)
do all such other things as are incidental or conducive to the attainment of the functions of the Academy.
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