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Rules relating to legal education, continuing professional development and admission of advocates and solicitors

Legal Profession Act 1966

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—(1) Subject to the provisions of this Part, Part 2A and section 25(1)(ca), the Board of Directors of the Institute may, after consulting the Minister and the Council, make rules for giving effect to this Part, Part 2A and section 25(1)(ca).(2) Without limiting subsection (1), the Board of Directors of the Institute may, after consulting the Minister and the Council, make rules —(a)with respect to the supervised training in relation to the practice of Singapore law which a practice trainee must receive before he or she can be admitted as an advocate and solicitor;(b)to prescribe the duration of the practice training period applicable to a practice trainee (including different durations for different classes of practice trainees), and to regulate the manner in which a practice trainee is to serve his or her practice training period;(c)to prescribe the courses of instruction which a qualified person must attend and satisfactorily complete before the qualified person can be admitted as an advocate and solicitor, the conditions for entry to such a course and the subjects in such a course, and to regulate the conduct of a qualified person while attending such a course (including through disciplinary measures for any misconduct);(d)to prescribe the examinations which a qualified person must pass before the qualified person can be admitted as an advocate and solicitor and the conditions for sitting for such an examination, and to regulate the conduct of a qualified person during such an examination (including through disciplinary measures for any misconduct);(e)to provide for the courses of instruction which a foreign lawyer must attend and satisfactorily complete before the foreign lawyer can be registered under section 36B, including the conditions for entry to such a course and the subjects in such a course, and to regulate the conduct of a foreign lawyer while attending such a course (including through disciplinary measures for any misconduct);(f)to provide for the examinations which a foreign lawyer must pass before the foreign lawyer can be registered under section 36B, including the conditions for sitting for such an examination, and to regulate the conduct of a foreign lawyer during such an examination (including through disciplinary measures for any misconduct);(g)to prescribe the procedure by which a qualified person is admitted as an advocate and solicitor of the Supreme Court;(h)to prescribe the forms to be used and the fees to be paid for the purposes of this Part, Part 2A, section 25(1)(ca) and any rules made under subsection (1) or this subsection;(i)to prescribe the requirements relating to continuing professional development that must be satisfied by advocates and solicitors and by foreign lawyers registered under section 36B (including different requirements for different classes thereof), and the measures which may be taken to verify whether those requirements have been complied with and to enforce compliance with those requirements; and(j)to provide for the waiver of any requirement referred to in paragraph (i), in relation to any advocate and solicitor or foreign lawyer referred to in that paragraph, by such person or persons as the Board of Directors of the Institute may appoint.(2A) The Board of Directors of the Institute may, after consulting the Minister, make rules —(a)to provide for the courses mentioned in section 2(3)(c), including the conditions for entry to such a course and the subjects in such a course, and to regulate the conduct of a person while attending such a course (including through disciplinary measures for any misconduct);(b)to provide for the tests and examinations mentioned in section 2(3)(c), including the conditions for sitting for any such test or examination, and to regulate the conduct of a person during any such test or examination (including through disciplinary measures for any misconduct); and(c)to prescribe the forms to be used and the fees to be paid for the purposes of any rules made under this subsection.(3) Disciplinary proceedings may be taken against any advocate and solicitor, or foreign lawyer registered under section 36B, who contravenes any rules made under this section.

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