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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

Members of Society and subscriptions

Council of Society

Election of Members of Council

Officers of Council

Powers of Council

Proceedings of Council

General meetings of Society

Part VI PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE, CONDUCT AND DISCIPLINE OF SOLICITORS AND CLERKS

Part VIA LAW CORPORATIONS

Part VII DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS

Part VIII REMUNERATION OF SOLICITORS AND LAW CORPORATIONS

Part IX RECOVERY AND TAXATION OF COSTS

Part IXA FOREIGN LAW FIRMS, JOINT LAW VENTURES AND FORMAL LAW ALLIANCES

Part X MISCELLANEOUS

FIRST SCHEDULE Intervention in Solicitor’s Practice

SECOND SCHEDULE Inadequate Professional Services

Legislative History

Comparative Table

 
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On 20/06/2013, you requested for the version in force on 20/06/2013 incorporating all amendments published on or before 20/06/2013. The closest version currently available is that of 30/12/2000.
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Constitution of Board
8.
—(1)  The Board shall consist of —
(a)
the Attorney-General;
(b)
the Dean of the Faculty;
(c)
5 advocates and solicitors nominated by the Senate of the Academy after consultation with the Council; and
(d)
3 other members nominated by the Senate of the Academy.
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(2)  The members of the Board, other than the Attorney-General and the Dean of the Faculty, shall be nominated to hold office for a term of 3 years.
(3)  If for any reason the Attorney-General or the Dean of the Faculty is unable to attend a particular meeting of the Board, he may nominate some other legal officer or some other member of the Faculty , as the case may be, to attend the meeting and when so attending that alternate member shall be deemed for all purposes to be a member of the Board.
(4)  The persons nominated under subsection (1) shall be eligible for re-nomination.
(5)  When any vacancy in the Board occurs by death, resignation, insanity, bankruptcy or otherwise, the Board shall as soon as practicable take the necessary action to have the vacancy filled by the appropriate authority.
(6)  Any casual vacancy arising among the nominated members shall be filled by nomination by the appropriate authority and any such new member shall hold office for so long as the member in whose place he is appointed would have held office.
(7)  The validity of any proceedings of the Board is not affected by any vacancy among its members or by any defect in their appointment.