Outline  G. Legal Profession (Qualified Persons) Rules 2001# |
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| Definitions | ||||||
| Rule 2 - In these Rules: | ||||||
| "accelerated course" | means a course of study that is commenced and completed within a period of less than 3 years; | |||||
| "combined degree" | means any single degree that relates to any 2 or more different disciplines of study, such as a Bachelor's Degree in Law and Information Technology or a Bachelor's Degree in Law and Accountancy; | |||||
| "combined degree course" | means a course of study that leads to the conferment of a combined degree; | |||||
| "degree of Bachelor of Laws" | means any degree or qualification in law, by whatever name called, which is conferred on a person by any institution of higher learning upon that person having successfully completed a course in law conducted by that institution of higher learning; | |||||
| "Diploma in Singapore Law" | means the Diploma in Singapore Law conferred by the National University of Singapore; | |||||
| "dual degrees" | means any 2 or more separate degrees, each relating to a different discipline of study, that are conferred upon a person upon his successfully completing a dual degree course; | |||||
| "dual degree course" | means a course of study that leads to the conferment of dual degrees, such as a course of study that leads to the conferment of both the degree of Bachelor of Laws and the degree of Bachelor of Accountancy; | |||||
| "full-time internal candidate" | does not include -- (a) a part-time candidate, an external candidate or a self-study candidate; or (b) a candidate under any correspondence course or twinning programme; |
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| "National University of Singapore" | means the National University of Singapore established by the National University of Singapore Act (Cap.204); | |||||
| "twinning programme" | means a course of study the teaching of which is undertaken -- | |||||
| (a) | partly by the institution of higher learning which confers the degree or qualification to which the course leads and partly by any other institution of higher learning; or | |||||
| (b) | wholly by another institution of higher learning or jointly by several institutions of higher learning in conjunction with the institution of higher learning which confers the degree or qualification to which the course leads. | |||||
 # (R15 2002 Revised Edition) |
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