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LEGAL PROFESSION ACT
(CHAPTER 161, SECTION 2 (2))
LEGAL PROFESSION (QUALIFIED PERSONS) RULES
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[27th July 2001]
PART
I
PRELIMINARY
1
Citation and purpose of these Rules
2
Definitions
3
Date of admission as candidate for degree of Bachelor of Laws
PART
II
GRADUATES
FROM INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING IN SINGAPORE
4
Persons admitted as candidates for degree of Bachelor of Laws by National
University of Singapore before 1st May 1993
5
Persons admitted as candidates for degree of Bachelor of Laws by National
University of Singapore on or after 1st May 1993
5A
Persons admitted as candidates for degree of Bachelor of Laws by
Singapore Management University
PART
III
GRADUATES
FROM INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING OUTSIDE SINGAPORE
6
Citizens and permanent residents of Singapore conferred degree of
Bachelor of Laws by institutions in United Kingdom before 1st May
1993
7
Citizens and permanent residents of Singapore admitted as candidates
for degree of Bachelor of Laws by institutions in United Kingdom
before 1st May 1993
8
Citizens and permanent residents of Singapore admitted as candidates
for degree of Bachelor of Laws by institutions in United Kingdom
on or after 1st May 1993
9
Citizens and permanent residents of Singapore conferred degrees of
Bachelor of Laws from institutions in Australia and New Zealand
9A
Citizens and permanent residents of Singapore conferred degrees of Doctor
of Jurisprudence by institutions in the United States of
America
10
Restrictions relating to non-full-time courses in law for purposes of
rules 7, 8, 9 and 9A
11
Restrictions relating to accelerated courses and dual degree courses for
purposes of rules 8, 9 and 9A
12
Restrictions relating to combined degrees
13
Persons admitted as candidates for Common Professional Examination before
1st May 1993
14
Persons commencing course of study in institutions in certain
Commonwealth countries before 1st January 1994
PART
IV
MISCELLANEOUS
15
Board’s or Minister’s approval under rules 10 (1), (3) and (4), 11 (1)
and (3) and 12
15A
Exemption from requirement for relevant legal training or relevant legal
practice or work
16
Exemption by Minister
FIRST SCHEDULE
INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER
LEARNING AND DEGREES IN LAW CONFERRED
SECOND SCHEDULE
THIRD SCHEDULE
INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER
LEARNING AND DEGREES IN LAW CONFERRED
FOURTH SCHEDULE
FIFTH SCHEDULE
INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER
LEARNING AND DEGREES IN LAW CONFERRED
LEGAL PROFESSION ACT
(CHAPTER 161, SECTION 2 (2))
LEGAL PROFESSION (QUALIFIED PERSONS) RULES
[27th July 2001]
PART I
PRELIMINARY
Citation and purpose of these
Rules
1.—(1) These Rules may be cited as the Legal
Profession (Qualified Persons) Rules.
(2) These Rules set out the qualifications and requirements
that a person has to possess and satisfy in order to be a qualified
person under paragraph (b) of the definition of “qualified person”
in section 2 (1) of the Act.
Definitions
2.In these
Rules, unless the context otherwise requires —
"accelerated course" means a course of study that is
commenced and completed within a period of less than 3 years;
"approved twinning programme" means a twinning programme —
(a) which leads to —
(i) any degree specified in the First Schedule which
is conferred on or after 1st January 1997;
(ii) any degree specified in the Third Schedule which
is conferred on or after 28th July 2003;
(iii) any degree specified in the Fourth Schedule
which is conferred on or after 1st August 2005; or
(iv) any degree specified in the Fifth Schedule which
is conferred on or after 1st January 2004; and
(b) the teaching of which is undertaken partly by the
institution of higher learning which confers that degree and partly
by —
(i) if that degree is conferred on or after 1st
January 1997 but before 28th July 2003, one or more of the other
institutions of higher learning specified in the First Schedule and
the National University of Singapore;
(ii) if that degree is conferred on or after 28th July
2003 but before 1st January 2004, one or more of the other
institutions of higher learning specified in the First and Third
Schedules and the National University of Singapore;
(iii) if that degree is conferred on or after 1st
January 2004 but before 1st August 2005, one or more of the other
institutions of higher learning specified in the First, Third and
Fifth Schedules and the National University of Singapore;
(iv) if that degree is conferred on or after 1st
August 2005 but before 1st April 2008, one or more of the other
institutions of higher learning specified in the First, Third,
Fourth and Fifth Schedules and the National University
of Singapore; or
(v) if that degree is conferred on or after 1st April
2008, one or more of the other institutions of higher learning
specified in the First, Third, Fourth and Fifth Schedules, the
National University of Singapore and the Singapore
Management University,
and includes any such programme for which a candidate is given
credit on account of any relevant diploma in law or relevant non-law
degree attained by him prior to his admission as such
candidate;
"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 before 1st
September 2009;
"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 —
(i) any correspondence course; or
(ii) any twinning programme other than an approved
twinning programme;
"Legal Service Officer" means an officer in the
Singapore Legal Service;
"National University of Singapore" means —
(a) in relation to any event occurring before
1st April 2006, the National University of Singapore established
under the repealed National University of Singapore Act
(Cap. 204, 2002 Ed.); or
(b) in relation to any event occurring on or after 1st
April 2006, the university known as the “National University of
Singapore” operated, maintained and promoted by the company limited
by guarantee incorporated under the Companies Act (Cap. 50) under the
name “National University of Singapore”;
"relevant diploma in law" means a diploma in law, by
whatever name called, which is conferred on a person by a polytechnic
in Singapore upon that person having successfully completed a
course in law conducted by that polytechnic;
"relevant legal officer" means —
(a) a Legal Service Officer; or
(b) a legal officer of —
(i) the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore;
(ii) the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore;
(iii) the Singapore Land Authority;
(iv) the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore;
or
(v) the National Environment Agency;
"relevant legal practice or work" means —
(a) active practice as —
(i) a legal practitioner, by whatever name called, in
any jurisdiction other than Singapore; or
(ii) a foreign lawyer in Singapore; or
(b) work of a legal nature which is performed as a legal
counsel in any corporation or other entity the equity securities of
which are listed on the official list of a securities exchange in
Singapore or elsewhere;
"relevant legal training" means —
(a) any supervised training in relation to the practice
of Singapore law received, prior to becoming a qualified person,
under a formal training arrangement with a Singapore law practice;
(b) any supervised training received, prior to becoming
a qualified person, as a pupil, or through reading in the chambers,
of a practising barrister of the United Kingdom or of a member of the
Faculty of Advocates in Scotland of more than 7 years’ standing;
or
(c) any supervised training in relation to the practice
of foreign law received, prior to becoming a qualified person, under
a formal training arrangement with a foreign law practice;
"relevant non-law degree" means any degree in any
discipline of study other than law which is conferred on a person by an
institution of higher learning (being an institution of higher learning
specified in the First, Third, Fourth or Fifth Schedule, the National
University of Singapore or the Singapore Management University) upon
that person having successfully completed a course in that discipline
of study conducted by that institution of higher learning as a
full-time internal candidate of that institution of higher learning;
"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,
but does not include any course of study, the teaching of which
is undertaken wholly by the institution of higher learning which
confers the degree or qualification to which the course leads, for
which a candidate is given credit on account of any relevant diploma in
law or relevant non-law degree attained by him prior to his admission
as such candidate.
Date of admission as candidate for
degree of Bachelor of Laws
3.For the purposes of
these Rules, the date on which a person is admitted by any institution of
higher learning as a candidate for the degree of Bachelor of Laws
(whether or not such degree is to be conferred on its own or as a
component of any combined degree or dual degrees) shall be the date on
which he secures a place as a candidate for the course of study conducted
by that institution of higher learning that leads to the conferment of
the degree of Bachelor of Laws.
PART II
GRADUATES FROM INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING IN
SINGAPORE
Persons admitted as candidates for
degree of Bachelor of Laws by National University of Singapore before 1st
May 1993
4.Any person who, before 1st May 1993, was
admitted as a candidate for the degree of Bachelor of Laws by the
National University of Singapore and who, after that date, has passed the
final examination for that degree shall be a qualified person.
Persons admitted as candidates
for degree of Bachelor of Laws by National University of Singapore on or
after 1st May 1993
5. Any person
admitted as a candidate for the degree of Bachelor of Laws by the
National University of Singapore on or after 1st May 1993 shall be a
qualified person if —
(a) he has passed the final examination for that degree;
and
(b) he has attained at least lower second class honours in
relation to that degree.
Persons admitted as candidates
for degree of Bachelor of Laws by Singapore
Management University
5A.—(1) Any person
admitted as a candidate for the degree of Bachelor of Laws by the
Singapore Management University shall be a qualified person if —
(a) he has passed the final examination for that degree;
and
(b) he has attained a grade point average of at least 3.00
in the course of study leading to that degree.
(2) In this rule, a reference to a person
admitted as a candidate for the degree of Bachelor of Laws by the
Singapore Management University includes a reference to a person admitted
as a candidate for the degree of Doctor of Jurisprudence by the Singapore
Management University.
PART III
GRADUATES FROM INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING OUTSIDE
SINGAPORE
Citizens and permanent
residents of Singapore conferred degree of Bachelor of Laws by
institutions in United Kingdom before 1st May 1993
6.Any
citizen or permanent resident of Singapore who, before 1st May
1993, was conferred the degree of Bachelor of Laws by any
institution of higher learning in the United Kingdom shall, irrespective
of the class of honours attained by him, be a qualified person if he —
(a) has become a barrister-at-law of England or of
Northern Ireland, a member of the Faculty of Advocates in Scotland, a
solicitor in England or Northern Ireland or a writer to the Signet, law
agent or solicitor in Scotland;
(b) has obtained the Diploma in Singapore Law; or
(c) satisfies both of the following requirements:
(i) he has passed Part A of the Singapore Bar
Examinations; and
(ii) for a continuous period of not less than 6 months,
he has received relevant legal training, has been engaged in relevant
legal practice or work, or has received relevant legal training and
been engaged in relevant legal practice or work.
Citizens and permanent
residents of Singapore admitted as candidates for degree of Bachelor of
Laws by institutions in United Kingdom before 1st May
1993
7.Subject to rule 10, any citizen or
permanent resident of Singapore who, before 1st May 1993, was admitted as
a candidate for the degree of Bachelor of Laws by any institution of
higher learning in the United Kingdom and who, after that date but before
1st January 1997, was conferred that degree by that institution of higher
learning shall, irrespective of the class of honours attained by him, be
a qualified person if he —
(a) has become a barrister-at-law of England or of
Northern Ireland, a member of the Faculty of Advocates in Scotland, a
solicitor in England or Northern Ireland or a writer to the Signet, law
agent or solicitor in Scotland;
(b) has obtained the Diploma in Singapore Law; or
(c) satisfies both of the following requirements:
(i) he has passed Part A of the Singapore Bar
Examinations; and
(ii) for a continuous period of not less than 6 months,
he has received relevant legal training, has been engaged in relevant
legal practice or work, or has received relevant legal training and
been engaged in relevant legal practice or work.
Citizens and permanent
residents of Singapore admitted as candidates for degree of Bachelor of
Laws by institutions in United Kingdom on or after 1st May
1993
8.—(1) Subject to rule 10, any citizen
or permanent resident of Singapore who —
(a) on or after 1st May 1993, was admitted as a candidate
for the degree of Bachelor of Laws by any institution of higher
learning in the United Kingdom;
(b) before 1st January 1994, commenced reading the course
of study leading to that degree; and
(c) before 1st January 1997, was conferred that degree by
that institution of higher learning,
shall, irrespective of the class of honours attained by him, be
a qualified person if he —
(i) has become a barrister-at-law of England or of
Northern Ireland, a member of the Faculty of Advocates in Scotland, a
solicitor in England or Northern Ireland or a writer to the Signet,
law agent or solicitor in Scotland;
(ii) has obtained the Diploma in Singapore Law; or
(iii) satisfies both of the following requirements:
(A) he has passed Part A of the Singapore Bar
Examinations; and
(B) for a continuous period of not less than 6 months,
he has received relevant legal training, has been engaged in
relevant legal practice or work, or has received relevant legal
training and been engaged in relevant legal practice or work.
(2) Subject to rule 10, any citizen or permanent
resident of Singapore who —
(a) on or after 1st May 1993, was admitted as a candidate
for any degree of Bachelor of Laws specified in the First Schedule by
any institution of higher learning in the United Kingdom specified in
that Schedule;
(b) on or after 1st January 1994, commenced reading the
course of study leading to that degree; and
(c) before 1st January 1997, was conferred that degree by
that institution of higher learning,
shall, irrespective of the class of honours attained by him, be a
qualified person if he —
(i) has become a barrister-at-law of England or Northern
Ireland, a member of the Faculty of Advocates in Scotland, a solicitor
in England or Northern Ireland or a writer to the Signet, law agent or
solicitor in Scotland;
(ii) has obtained the Diploma in Singapore Law; or
(iii) satisfies both of the following requirements:
(A) he has passed Part A of the Singapore Bar
Examinations; and
(B) for a continuous period of not less than 6 months,
he has received relevant legal training, has been engaged in relevant
legal practice or work, or has received relevant legal training and
been engaged in relevant legal practice or work.
(3) Subject to rules 10 and 11, any citizen or
permanent resident of Singapore who —
(a) on or after 1st May 1993, is admitted as a candidate
for any degree of Bachelor of Laws specified in the First Schedule by
any institution of higher learning in the United Kingdom specified in
that Schedule;
(b) on or after 1st January 1994, commences reading the
course of study leading to that degree; and
(c) on or after 1st January 1997, is conferred that degree
by that institution of higher learning,
shall be a qualified person if he —
(i) has attained at least lower second class honours or
the equivalent thereof in relation to that degree; and
(ii) either —
(A) has obtained the Diploma in Singapore Law; or
(B) satisfies both of the following requirements:
(BA) he has passed Part A of the Singapore Bar
Examinations; and
(BB) for a continuous period of not less than 6
months, he has received relevant legal training, has been engaged
in relevant legal practice or work, or has received relevant legal
training and been engaged in relevant legal practice or
work.
Citizens and permanent residents of
Singapore conferred degrees of Bachelor of Laws from institutions in
Australia and New
Zealand
9.—(1) Subject to rules 10 and
11, any citizen or permanent resident of Singapore who, on or after 1st
January 1994, has commenced reading a course of study as a candidate for
any of the degrees of Bachelor of Laws in any of the institutions of
higher learning in Australia or New Zealand specified in the First
Schedule and who has been or is subsequently conferred that degree by
that institution of higher learning, shall be a qualified person if he —
(a) has been ranked by that institution of higher learning
as being amongst the highest 70%, in terms of academic
performance, of the total number of the graduates in the same batch who
have been conferred the degree or degrees specified in the First
Schedule in respect of that institution of higher learning; and
(b) either —
(i) has obtained the Diploma in Singapore Law; or
(ii) satisfies both of the following requirements:
(A) he has passed Part A of the Singapore Bar
Examinations; and
(B) for a continuous period of not less than 6 months,
he has received relevant legal training, has been engaged in
relevant legal practice or work, or has received relevant legal
training and been engaged in relevant legal practice or work.
(2) Subject to rules 10 and 11, any citizen or
permanent resident of Singapore who, on or after 28th July 2003, is
conferred any of the degrees of Bachelor of Laws by any of the
institutions of higher learning in Australia specified in the Third
Schedule shall be a qualified person if he —
(a) has been ranked by that institution of higher learning
as being amongst the highest 70%, in terms of academic
performance, of the total number of the graduates in the same batch who
have been conferred the degree or degrees specified in the Third
Schedule in respect of that institution of higher learning; and
(b) either —
(i) has obtained the Diploma in Singapore Law; or
(ii) satisfies both of the following requirements:
(A) he has passed Part A of the Singapore Bar
Examinations; and
(B) for a continuous period of not less than 6 months,
he has received relevant legal training, has been engaged in
relevant legal practice or work, or has received relevant legal
training and been engaged in relevant legal practice or work.
(2A) Subject to rules 10 and 11, any citizen or
permanent resident of Singapore who, on or after 1st August 2005, is
conferred any of the degrees of Bachelor of Laws by any of the
institutions of higher learning in Australia specified in the Fourth
Schedule shall be a qualified person if he —
(a) has been ranked by that institution of higher learning
as being amongst the highest 70%, in terms of academic
performance, of the total number of the graduates in the same batch who
have been conferred the degree or degrees specified in the Fourth
Schedule in respect of that institution of higher learning; and
(b) either —
(i) has obtained the Diploma in Singapore Law; or
(ii) satisfies both of the following requirements:
(A) he has passed Part A of the Singapore Bar
Examinations; and
(B) for a continuous period of not less than 6 months,
he has received relevant legal training, has been engaged in
relevant legal practice or work, or has received relevant legal
training and been engaged in relevant legal practice or work.
(3) For the purpose of paragraphs
paragraphs (1) (a), (2) (a) and (2A) (a), all
graduates in the same institution of higher learning who, in the same
calendar year, commenced the final year of their course of study leading
to the degree or degrees specified in the First, Third or Fourth Schedule
shall be regarded as belonging to the same batch.
Citizens and
permanent residents of Singapore conferred degrees of Doctor of
Jurisprudence by institutions in the United States of
America
9A.—(1) Subject to rules 10
and 11, any citizen or permanent resident of Singapore who, on or after
1st January 2004, is conferred any of the degrees of Doctor of
Jurisprudence by any of the institutions of higher learning in the United
States of America, as specified in the Fifth Schedule, shall be a
qualified person if he —
(a) is a citizen or permanent resident of Singapore at the
time he is conferred the degree;
(b) has been ranked by that institution of higher learning
as being amongst the highest 70%, in terms of academic
performance, of the total number of the graduates in the same batch who
have been conferred the degree specified in the Fifth Schedule in
respect of that institution of higher learning; and
(c) either —
(i) has obtained the Diploma in Singapore Law; or
(ii) satisfies both of the following requirements:
(A) he has passed Part A of the Singapore Bar
Examinations; and
(B) for a continuous period of not less than 6 months,
he has received relevant legal training, has been engaged in
relevant legal practice or work, or has received relevant legal
training and been engaged in relevant legal practice or work.
(2) For the purpose of paragraph (1) (b),
all graduates in the same institution of higher learning who, in the same
calendar year, commenced the final year of their course of study leading
to the degree specified in the Fifth Schedule shall be regarded as
belonging to the same batch.
Restrictions relating to
non-full-time courses in law for purposes of rules 7, 8, 9 and
9A
10.—(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) or
as otherwise approved by the Board before 31st July 2009 or by the Minister
on or after that date, no person who, on or after 1st January
1996, has been or is conferred the degree of Bachelor of Laws by any
institution of higher learning in the United Kingdom shall become a
qualified person under rule 7 or 8(1), (2) or (3) if he had not read
the course leading to that degree as a full-time internal
candidate of that institution of higher learning.
(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any person who, in 1996,
was conferred the degree of Bachelor of Laws other than as a full-time
internal candidate of any institution of higher learning in the United
Kingdom if he was admitted as a candidate for that degree by that
institution of higher learning before 1st May 1993.
(3) Except as otherwise approved by the Board before
31st July 2009 or by the Minister on or after that date, no
person who has been or is conferred the degree of Bachelor of Laws by
any institution of higher learning in Australia or New Zealand
shall become a qualified person under rule 9 if he had not read the
course leading to that degree as a full-time internal candidate of
that institution of higher learning.
(4) Except as otherwise approved by the Board
before 31st July 2009 or by the Minister on or after that date, no
person who has been conferred the degree of Doctor of Jurisprudence
by any institution of higher learning in the United States of
America shall become a qualified person under rule 9A if he had not
read the course leading to that degree as a full-time internal
candidate of that institution of higher learning.
Restrictions relating to
accelerated courses and dual degree courses for purposes of rules
8, 9 and 9A
11.—(1) Except as provided in
paragraph (2) or as otherwise approved by the Board before 31st July 2009
or by the Minister on or after that date, no person who has been
conferred the degree of Bachelor of Laws by any institution of higher
learning in the United Kingdom, Australia or New Zealand shall be a
qualified person under rule 8(3) or 9, as the case may be, if —
(a) the course of study that led to that degree was an
accelerated course; or
(b) the course of study that led to that degree was a dual
degree course and the degree of Bachelor of Laws is a component of the
dual degrees conferred on that person.
(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply if —
(a) the person is admitted by any of the institutions of
higher learning specified in the First Schedule for an accelerated
course or dual degree course that leads to the corresponding degree of
Bachelor of Laws as specified in that Schedule before 1st August 2001;
or
(b) he commences reading such a course before 1st May
2002.
(3) Except as otherwise approved by the Board
before 31st July 2009 or by the Minister on or after that date, no
person who has been conferred the degree of Doctor of Jurisprudence by
any institution of higher learning in the United States of America
shall become a qualified person under rule 9A if —
(a) the course of study that led to that degree was an
accelerated course; or
(b) the course of study that led to that degree was a dual
degree course and the degree of Doctor of Jurisprudence is a component
of dual degrees conferred on that person.
Restrictions relating to
combined degrees
12. Notwithstanding rules
8, 9 and 9A, no person who is conferred a combined degree that consists
of a degree in law by any of the institutions of higher learning
specified in the First, Third, Fourth or Fifth Schedule shall be a
qualified person unless —
(a) the combined degree course leading to that degree is
approved by the Board before 31st July 2009 or by the Minister on or
after that date; and
(b) the person concerned satisfies such other requirements
as the Board or the Minister, as the case may be, may specify.
Persons admitted as candidates for
Common Professional Examination before 1st May
1993
13.Any person who —
(a) before 1st May 1993 has passed the Common Professional
Examination conducted by the Council of Legal Education in the United
Kingdom or before that date has been admitted by any institution of
higher learning in the United Kingdom as a candidate for that
Examination; and
(b) has subsequently become a barrister-at-law of England
or of Northern Ireland, a member of the Faculty of Advocates in
Scotland, a solicitor in England or Northern Ireland or a writer to the
Signet, law agent or solicitor in Scotland,
shall be a qualified person.
Persons commencing course of study
in institutions in certain Commonwealth countries before 1st January
1994
14.—(1) Any person who, before 1st January
1994, has commenced a course of study as a candidate for any of the
degrees in law specified in the Second Schedule in any of the
institutions of higher learning specified in that Schedule and who,
before or after that date, has been or is conferred that degree by that
institution of higher learning shall be a qualified person if he obtains
a certificate from the Board under this rule.
(2) No holder of any degree referred to in paragraph (1)
shall be issued a certificate by the Board under this rule unless he
satisfies the Board that he has attained a sufficient standard to be a
qualified person.
(3) The Board may, in granting a certificate under this rule,
impose such conditions or requirements as it thinks fit to be complied
with by a holder of any degree referred to in paragraph (1).
PART IV
MISCELLANEOUS
Board’s or Minister’s
approval under rules 10 (1), (3) and (4), 11 (1) and (3)
and 12
15.—(1) For the purpose of rules 10
(1), (3) and (4), 11 (1) and (3) and 12, the Board may before 31st July
2009 and, subject to such conditions as it thinks fit to impose —
(a) by notification in the Gazette, specify the
courses that are approved by it for the purposes of those rules; or
(b) grant its approval under any of those rules on a case
by case basis on application by any person.
(2) Unless the Board allows otherwise, an application under
paragraph (1) (b) shall be made before the applicant commences the
course of study in respect of which he is seeking such approval.
(3) For the purposes of rules 10(1), (3) and (4),
11(1) and (3) and 12, the Minister may, on or after 31st July 2009, after
consultation with the Board and subject to such conditions as he thinks
fit to impose, by notification in the Gazette, specify the
courses that are approved by him for the purposes of those rules.
Exemption from requirement for
relevant legal training or relevant legal practice or
work
15A.—(1) Any person referred to
in rule 6, 7, 8(1), (2) or (3), 9(1), (2) or (2A) or 9A(1) shall be
exempted from the requirement under rule 6(c)(ii), 7(
c)(ii), 8(1)(iii)(B), (2)(iii)(B) or (3)(ii)(B)(BB),
9(1)(b)(ii)(B), (2)(b)(ii)(B) or
(2A)(b)(ii)(B) or 9A(1)(c)(ii)(B), as the case may be,
if, with the approval of the Board and for a continuous period of
not less than 6 months (such period beginning after he has
satisfied the requirement under rule 6(c)(i),
7(c)(i), 8(1)(iii)(A), (2)(iii)(A) or (3)(ii)(B)(BA),
9(1)(b)(ii)(A), (2)(b)(ii)(A) or
(2A)(b)(ii)(A) or 9A(1)(c)(ii)(A), as the case may be),
he has received supervised training in relation to the practice
of Singapore law —
(a) through working —
(i) as a Legal Service Officer; or
(ii) under the supervision of a relevant legal officer
(referred to in this paragraph as a qualifying relevant legal
officer) who is an advocate and solicitor of not less than 5 years’
standing and who, for a total of not less than 5 out of the
7 years immediately preceding the date of commencement of the
supervised training, has been a relevant legal officer or has been in
active practice in a Singapore law practice or both;
(b) through working under the supervision of 2 or more
qualifying relevant legal officers; or
(c) partly through working as a Legal Service Officer and
partly through working under the supervision of one or more qualifying
relevant legal officers.
(2) Any person referred to in rule 6, 7, 8(1),
(2) or (3), 9(1), (2) or (2A) or 9A(1) who, on or before 1st August 2009,
has been engaged in relevant work for a continuous period of not less
than 6 months shall be exempted from the requirement under rule
6(c)(ii), 7(c)(ii), 8(1)(iii)(B), (2)(iii)(B) or
(3)(ii)(B)(BB), 9(1)(b)(ii)(B), (2)(b)(ii)(B) or
(2A)(b)(ii)(B) or 9A(1)(c)(ii)(B), as the case may
be.
(3) In paragraph (2), “relevant work” means work
of a legal nature, including prosecution, advocacy, drafting of legal
documents, rendering of legal opinions, legal research and preparation
for litigation or arbitration —
(a) in a Singapore law practice or a foreign law
practice;
(b) as an Assistant Public Prosecutor in the
Attorney-General’s Chambers;
(c) as a legal executive, by whatever name called, in the
Attorney-General’s Chambers, in any statutory body or law office in the
public service, in the Academy or in the Society;
(d) as a legal editor in the Academy; or
(e) as a legal counsel in any corporation or other entity
in Singapore or elsewhere, including a multinational corporation or an
international organisation, other than any corporation or other entity
the equity securities of which are listed on the official list of a
securities exchange in Singapore or elsewhere.
Exemption by
Minister
16.The Minister may, after consultation with
the Board, and subject to such terms and conditions as he may think fit
to impose, exempt any person or class of persons from any of the
provisions of Part II or III, and the person or class of persons shall,
to the extent of the exemption, be a qualified person or qualified
persons.
FIRST SCHEDULE
Rules 8 (2), 9, 11 (2) and 12
INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING AND DEGREES IN LAW
CONFERRED
|
Country |
|
Institution |
|
Degree |
| United Kingdom |
|
1. University of Birmingham |
|
LL.B (Honours) |
| |
|
2. University of Bristol |
|
LL.B (Single Honours) |
| |
|
3. University of Cambridge |
|
B.A. Law |
| |
|
4. University of Durham |
|
LL.B (Honours) |
| |
|
5. University of Exeter |
|
LL.B (Honours) |
| |
|
6. University of Leeds |
|
LL.B (Honours) |
| |
|
7. University of Leicester |
|
LL.B (Honours) |
| |
|
8. University of Liverpool |
|
LL.B (Honours) |
| |
|
9. King’s College, London, University of London |
|
LL.B (Honours) |
| |
|
10. London School of Economics and Political
Science, University of London |
|
LL.B (Honours) |
| |
|
11. Queen Mary and Westfield College, University of
London |
|
LL.B (Honours) |
| |
|
12. School of Oriental and African Studies,
University of London |
|
LL.B (Honours) |
| |
|
13. University College, University of London |
|
LL.B (Honours) |
| |
|
14. University of Manchester |
|
LL.B (Honours) |
| |
|
15. University of Nottingham |
|
LL.B (Honours) |
| |
|
16. University of Oxford |
|
B.A. (Honours) Jurisprudence |
| |
|
17. University of Sheffield |
|
LL.B (Honours) |
| |
|
18. University of Southampton |
|
LL.B (Honours) |
| |
|
19. University of Warwick |
|
LL.B (Honours) |
| |
|
|
|
|
| Australia |
|
1. Monash University |
|
LL.B, LL.B (Honours) |
| |
|
2. University of Melbourne |
|
LL.B, LL.B (Honours) |
| |
|
3. University of New South Wales |
|
LL.B |
| |
|
4. University of Sydney |
|
LL.B, LL.B (Honours) |
| |
|
|
|
|
| New Zealand |
|
1. University of Auckland |
|
LL.B, LL.B (Honours) |
| |
|
2. Victoria University of Wellington |
|
LL.B, LL.B (Honours). |
SECOND SCHEDULE
Rule 14 (1)
INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING AND DEGREES IN LAW
CONFERRED
|
Country |
|
Institution |
|
Degree |
| Australia |
|
1. Monash University |
|
LL.B (Honours) |
| |
|
2. University of Melbourne |
|
LL.B (Honours) |
| |
|
3. University of Sydney |
|
LL.B (Honours) |
| |
|
|
|
|
| Canada |
|
1. Osgoode Hall, |
|
LL.B |
| |
|
University of York |
|
|
| |
|
2. University of Toronto |
|
LL.B |
| |
|
|
|
|
| Hong Kong |
|
University of Hong Kong |
|
LL.B (Honours) |
| |
|
|
|
|
| Malaysia |
|
University of Malaya |
|
LL.B (Honours) |
| |
|
|
|
|
| New Zealand |
|
1. University of Auckland |
|
LL.B (Honours) |
| |
|
2. Victoria University of Wellington |
|
LL.B (Honours). |
THIRD SCHEDULE
Rules 9 (2) and (3) and 12
INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING AND DEGREES IN LAW
CONFERRED
|
Country |
|
Institution |
|
Degree |
| Australia |
|
1. Australian National University |
|
LL.B, LL.B (Honours) |
| |
|
2. Flinders University |
|
LL.B, LL.B (Honours) |
| |
|
3. University of Queensland |
|
LL.B, LL.B (Honours) |
| |
|
4. University of Western Australia |
|
LL.B, LL.B (Honours). |
FOURTH SCHEDULE
INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING AND DEGREES IN LAW
CONFERRED
Rules 9 (2A) and (3) and 12
|
Country |
|
Institution |
|
Degree |
| Australia |
|
1. University of Tasmania |
|
LL.B, LL.B (Honours) |
| |
|
2. Murdoch University |
|
LL.B, LL.B
(Honours). |
FIFTH SCHEDULE
Rules 9A and 12
INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING AND DEGREES IN LAW
CONFERRED
|
Country |
|
Institution |
|
Degree |
| United States of America |
|
1. Harvard University |
|
Doctor of Jurisprudence (J.D.) |
| |
|
2. Columbia University |
|
Doctor of Jurisprudence (J.D.) |
| |
|
3. New York University |
|
Doctor of Jurisprudence (J.D.) |
| |
|
4. University of Michigan |
|
Doctor of Jurisprudence
(J.D.). |
[G.N.No. S 357/2001]
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