On 20/05/2013,
you requested for the version in force on 20/05/2013
incorporating all amendments published on or before 20/05/2013.
The closest version currently available is that of 10/06/2011.
3. The Legal Profession Act (Cap. 161) is amended —
(a)
by inserting, immediately after the words “section 72” in section 25A(1)(h), the words “or any of the rules made under section 73D of the Conveyancing and Law of Property Act (Cap. 61)”;
(b)
by deleting the words “Such rules” in section 72(2) and (3) and substituting in each case the words “Any rules made under this section”;
(c)
by deleting subsection (2A) of section 72 and substituting the following subsection:
“(2A) Any rules made under this section shall —
(a)
subject to section 130W, apply only to Singapore law practices and solicitors practising therein; and
(b)
be subject to any rules made under section 73D of the Conveyancing and Law of Property Act (Cap. 61).”;
(d)
by deleting sub-paragraph (c) of paragraph 1(1) of the First Schedule and substituting the following sub-paragraph:
“(c)
the Council is satisfied that a solicitor has contravened —
(i)
any rules made under section 72; or
(ii)
(e)
by inserting, immediately after the words “client accounts” in paragraph 2 of the First Schedule, the words “, conveyancing accounts (if any) and conveyancing (CPF) accounts (if any)”;
(f)
by deleting sub-paragraph (a) of paragraph 5(1) of the First Schedule and substituting the following sub-paragraph:
“(a)
the Council is satisfied that a law corporation has contravened —
(i)
any rules made under section 72 which are applicable to the law corporation by virtue of that section; or
(ii)
(g)
by deleting sub-paragraph (a) of paragraph 8A(1) of the First Schedule and substituting the following sub-paragraph:
“(a)
the Council is satisfied that a limited liability law partnership has contravened —
(i)
any rules made under section 72 which are applicable to the limited liability law partnership by virtue of that section; or
(ii)
(h)
by inserting, immediately after the words “client account” in paragraph 10(2) of the First Schedule, the words “, conveyancing account or conveyancing (CPF) account”; and
(i)
by deleting paragraph 20 of the First Schedule and substituting the following paragraph:
“20. In this Schedule —
“controlled trust”, in relation to a solicitor, means a trust of which he is a sole trustee or co-trustee only with one or more of his partners or employees;
“conveyancing account” means a bank account maintained in accordance with any rules made under section 73D of the Conveyancing and Law of Property Act (Cap. 61) for the purpose of depositing conveyancing money;
“conveyancing (CPF) account” means a bank account maintained in accordance with any rules made under section 73D of the Conveyancing and Law of Property Act for the purpose of depositing money withdrawn from the Central Provident Fund for or in connection with a conveyancing transaction.”.