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Part I PRELIMINARY

Part II ADMISSION OF ADVOCATES AND SOLICITORS

Division 1 — Board of Legal Education

Division 2 — Qualified persons

Part III PRACTISING CERTIFICATES

Part IV PRIVILEGES OF ADVOCATES AND SOLICITORS

Part V THE LAW SOCIETY OF SINGAPORE

Division 1 — Establishment, purposes and powers of Society

Division 2 — Members of Society and subscriptions

Division 3 — Council of Society

Division 4 — Election of members of Council

Division 5 — Officers of Council

Division 6 — Powers of Council

Division 7 — Proceedings of Council

Division 8 — General meetings of Society

Part VI PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE, CONDUCT AND DISCIPLINE OF SOLICITORS

Part VIA LAW CORPORATIONS

Part VIB LIMITED LIABILITY LAW PARTNERSHIPS

Part VII DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS

Part VIII REMUNERATION RECEIVED BY SINGAPORE LAW PRACTICES OR SOLICITORS, OR IN RESPECT OF PRACTICE OF SINGAPORE LAW

Part IX RECOVERY AND TAXATION OF COSTS

Part IXA JOINT LAW VENTURES, FORMAL LAW ALLIANCES, FOREIGN LAW PRACTICES, REPRESENTATIVE OFFICES, FOREIGN LAWYERS, AND SOLICITORS PRACTISING IN JOINT LAW VENTURES OR FOREIGN LAW PRACTICES

Part X MISCELLANEOUS

FIRST SCHEDULE Intervention in Solicitor’s Practice

SECOND SCHEDULE Inadequate Professional Services

Legislative History

Comparative Table

 
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On 19/06/2013, you requested for the version in force on 19/06/2013 incorporating all amendments published on or before 19/06/2013. The closest version currently available is that of 01/06/2009.
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130W.
—(1)  The Minister may, after consulting the Attorney-General, make such rules as may be necessary or expedient for the purposes of this Part.
[19/2008]
(2)  Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), the Minister may, after consulting the Attorney-General, make rules —
(a)
to prescribe anything which may be prescribed under this Part;
(b)
to prescribe the experience and expertise required for eligibility to apply for a Joint Law Venture licence or a Formal Law Alliance licence;
(c)
to prescribe the manner or means by which a Joint Law Venture or a Formal Law Alliance may conduct its business or publicise itself;
(d)
to provide for any provision of this Act (other than this Part) to apply, with such modifications as may be specified, to —
(i)
a constituent Singapore law practice of a Joint Law Venture;
(ii)
a Singapore law practice which is a member of a Formal Law Alliance; or
(iii)
a solicitor practising in —
(A)
a constituent foreign law practice or constituent Singapore law practice of a Joint Law Venture; or
(B)
a foreign law practice or Singapore law practice which is a member of a Formal Law Alliance;
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(e)
to prescribe the qualifications, experience and expertise required of a foreign lawyer for eligibility to apply for registration under section 130I, 130J or 130K;
(f)
to prescribe the conditions that a foreign lawyer registered under section 130I, 130J or 130K must comply with;
(g)
to specify the type of Singapore law practice at which a foreign lawyer registered under section 130J or 130K may practise, including the areas of practice of the Singapore law practice;
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(h)
to prescribe the institutions of higher learning and the qualifications conferred thereby which may be recognised for the purposes of section 130Ior 130J;
(i)
to provide that a foreign lawyer referred to in section 130I or 130J must take and pass such qualifying examinations as the Attorney-General may require, and to provide for such examinations to be administered and conducted by a panel of examiners as provided in the rules;
(j)
to provide that a foreign lawyer referred to in section 130I or 130J must successfully complete such modules in such courses of instruction as the Attorney-General may require;
(k)
to specify the minimum standard of attainment to be achieved by a foreign lawyer in relation to the qualifications referred to in paragraph (h), examinations referred to in paragraph (i) or courses referred to in paragraph (j);
(l)
to require a foreign lawyer referred to in section 130I or 130J to have practised as a partner, a director or an employee in a Singapore law practice for a minimum period, and to specify any requirements as to the type of Singapore law practice at which the foreign lawyer must have practised, including any area of practice of the Singapore law practice;
(m)
to prescribe any condition for eligibility to apply for any licence, registration or approval under this Part;
(n)
to provide, without prejudice to the generality of section 130P, for the making of any application for any licence, registration or approval under this Part, or for the renewal of any such licence, registration or approval, and for all other related matters;
(o)
to provide for the payment of fees for any application for, issue of or renewal of any licence under this Part, or any application for or renewal of any registration or approval under this Part, and for all other related matters;
(p)
to provide for the cancellation, suspension or revocation of any licence, registration or approval under this Part;
(q)
to require the submission of information and particulars relating to any Joint Law Venture, Formal Law Alliance, Qualifying Foreign Law Practice, foreign law practice, representative office, foreign lawyer or solicitor licensed or registered under this Part or granted the approval of the Attorney-General under section 130L, or required to be so licensed or registered or to obtain such approval, and any person practising in or employed by any such Joint Law Venture, Formal Law Alliance, Qualifying Foreign Law Practice, foreign law practice or representative office;
(r)
to provide for the form and manner in which registers of Joint Law Ventures, Formal Law Alliances, Qualifying Foreign Law Practices, foreign law practices, representative offices, foreign lawyers and solicitors licensed or registered under this Part are to be kept;
(s)
to provide for the form and manner in which registers of approvals of the Attorney-General under section 130L are to be kept;
(t)
to provide for the issuance and amendment of licences, certificates of registration, certificates of approval or certificates of good standing and certified true copies thereof, and for the payment of fees in relation thereto;
[8/2011 wef 03/05/2011]
(u)
for regulating the professional conduct, ethics and disciplinary control of Joint Law Ventures, Formal Law Alliances, Qualifying Foreign Law Practices, foreign law practices, foreign lawyers and solicitors licensed or registered under this Part or granted the approval of the Attorney-General under section 130L, including the imposition of compulsory insurance cover and financial controls;
(v)
to provide for any provision of this Act that is applicable to an advocate and solicitor to apply, with such modifications as may be specified, to —
(i)
any foreign lawyer or solicitor registered under this Part; or
(ii)
any foreign lawyer granted the approval of the Attorney-General under section 130L;
(w)
to provide for measures to ensure compliance with the requirements of section 130L, including measures requiring any foreign lawyer who is a shareholder or partner in a Singapore law practice to divest himself of his shares or interests in the Singapore law practice;
(x)
to provide for sections 72 and 73 and any rules made thereunder to apply, with such modifications as may be specified, to —
(i)
a Joint Law Venture or its constituent foreign law practice;
(ii)
a Qualifying Foreign Law Practice;
(iii)
a licensed foreign law practice; or
(iv)
a solicitor registered by the Attorney-General under section 130N to practise Singapore law in a Joint Law Venture or its constituent foreign law practice, a Qualifying Foreign Law Practice or a licensed foreign law practice,
in respect of the practice of Singapore law;
(y)
to exempt any person or entity, or any class of persons or entities, from any provision of this Part ; and
[8/2011 wef 03/05/2011]
(z)
to make such transitional, savings or other consequential provisions as the Minister considers necessary or expedient.
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