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(2) The annual
subscription of a
person who is a
Fellow of the
Academy by virtue of
section 12 (c) or
(d) of the Act shall
be waived where he
does not have in
force a practising
certificate and is
not any of the
following:
(a) a member of the
Senate;
(b) a Legal Service
Officer;
(c) a teacher in law
at any university or
institution of
higher learning; or
(d) a person
employed to perform
legal work or the
duties of a lawyer
by the Government, a
statutory body, a
corporation or an
unincorporated
association.
(3) The annual
subscription of
every associate
member who is a law
student shall,
unless otherwise
directed by the
Senate, be waived so
long as the
associate member
remains a law
student.
(4) Annual
subscriptions shall
be payable within 30
days of becoming a
member and in
respect of each
subsequent calendar
year thereafter
shall be payable in
advance on or before
1st January of that
year.
(5) Where a member’s
annual subscription
is in arrears for
more than 30 days,
the Executive
Committee may
withdraw the
privileges of the
Academy from the
member.
(6) The withdrawal
of privileges from
any member shall not
prejudice the right
of the Academy to
recover the arrears
of membership
subscription due
from the member.
(7) The Senate may,
if it thinks fit,
waive all or any
part of the annual
subscriptions.
Waiver of annual
subscriptions
4. —(1) Where
any member will, for
any period of not
less than 6 months —
(a) be continuously
absent from
Singapore;
(b) not be
ordinarily resident
or domiciled in
Singapore;
(c) not be in the
profession of law;
or
(d) not be gainfully
employed, the
Executive Committee
may, on his
application, waive
the annual
subscription or
subscriptions
payable in respect
of such period as
the Committee thinks
fit.
(2) Any application
for waiver under
paragraph (1) shall
—
(a) be made in
writing one month
prior to or during
the period to which
the application
relates, and in any
case not later than
3 months after the
expiry of each
period of 6 months
referred to in
paragraph (1) unless
the Executive
Committee agrees
otherwise; and
(b) set out the
grounds and
circumstances upon
which the applicant
is seeking the
waiver of
subscriptions.
(3) For the purposes
of paragraph (1), a
member shall be
deemed not to be in
the profession of
law where he does
not have in force a
practising
certificate and is
not any of the
following:
(a) a member of the
Senate;
(b) a Legal Service
Officer;
(c) a teacher in law
at any university or
institution of
higher learning;
(d) a person
employed to perform
legal work or the
duties of a lawyer
by the Government, a
statutory body, a
corporation or an
unincorporated
association; or
(e) such other
person who, in the
opinion of the
Executive Committee,
is carrying on
activities so
closely connected to
the law or the
profession of law as
to be regarded as
being in the
profession of law.
Executive
Committee
5. —(1) There
shall be an
Executive Committee
consisting of —
(a) the President of
the Academy;
(b) the
Vice-Presidents of
the Academy; and
(c) the chairman of
any committee
appointed by the
Senate.
(2) The Senate may
entrust to and
confer upon the
Executive Committee
any of the powers
exercisable by the
Senate upon such
terms and conditions
and with such
restrictions as the
Senate thinks fit.
(3) The Senate may,
from time to time,
revoke, withdraw,
alter or vary all or
any such powers
conferred upon the
Executive Committee.
(4) The quorum for a
meeting of the
Executive Committee
shall be 4 members
of the Executive
Committee of whom
one must be either
the President or a
Vice-President of
the Academy.
(5) Deleted by S
498/2006, wef
22/08/2006.
Publications
Committee
6. —(1) There
shall be a
Publications
Committee which
shall consist of a
chairman and not
less than 6 other
members appointed by
the Senate.
(2) The Publications
Committee shall —
(a) take charge of
the publications of
the Academy; and
(b) carry out such
other duties as may
be assigned by the
Senate.
Committee on
Legal Education and
Studies
7. —(1) There
shall be a Committee
on Legal Education
and Studies which
shall consist of a
chairman and not
less than 8 other
members appointed by
the Senate.
(2) The Committee on
Legal Education and
Studies shall —
(a) organise
round-table
discussions,
workshops, seminars,
conferences,
meetings, debates,
lectures and
training courses for
the members of the
Academy;
(b) study and advise
on training and
accreditation
schemes for the
members of the
Academy;
(c) organise
executive
conferences in
business and law for
members and
non-members of the
Academy; and
(d) carry out such
other duties as may
be assigned by the
Senate.
Law Reform
Committee
8. —(1) There
shall be a Law
Reform Committee
which shall consist
of a chairman and
not less than 5
other members
appointed by the
Senate.
(2) The Law Reform
Committee shall —
(a) make
recommendations to
the authorities on
the need for
legislation in any
particular area or
subject of the law;
(b) review any
legislation before
Parliament and make
recommendations for
changes (if any) to
be made to the
legislation;
(c) examine
different branches
of the law with a
view to reform,
including making
recommendations to
the authorities for
carrying out such
law reform; and
(d) carry out such
other duties as may
be assigned by the
Senate.
Membership and
Social Committee
9. —(1) There
shall be a
Membership and
Social Committee
which shall consist
of —
(a) a chairman who
shall be a member of
the Academy;
(b) a Legal Service
Officer
nominated by the
President of the
Legal Service
Commission;
(c) an advocate and
solicitor nominated
by the Council of
the Law Society;
(d) a person
nominated by the
Faculty or the
School, as the Chief
Justice shall
determine; and
(e) 3 other persons
nominated by the
Chief Justice after
consultation with —
(i) the
Attorney-General;
(ii) the President
of the Law Society;
and
(iii) the Dean of
the Faculty or the
Dean of the School,
as the Chief Justice
shall determine.
(2) The Membership
and Social Committee
shall —
(a) manage all
matters relating to
membership including
the collection and
waiver of and other
matters in
connection with
annual
subscriptions;
(b) carry out
activities to
promote the mission
of the Academy;
(c) organise
networking, social
and other activities
to promote and build
up the membership of
the Academy; and
(d) carry out such
other duties as may
be assigned by the
Senate.
Professional
Affairs Committee
10. —(1)
There shall be a
Professional Affairs
Committee appointed
by the Senate which
shall consist of —
(a) a chairman who
shall be a member of
the Senate;
(b) one Legal
Service Officer
nominated by the
President of the
Legal Service
Commission;
(c) one advocate and
solicitor nominated
by the Council of
the Law Society;
(d) one person
nominated by the
Faculty or the
School, as the Chief
Justice shall
determine; and
(e) 5 other persons
nominated by the
Chief Justice after
consultation with —
(i) the
Attorney-General;
(ii) the President
of the Law Society;
and
(iii) the Dean of
the Faculty or the
Dean of the School,
as the Chief Justice
shall determine.
(2) The Professional
Affairs Committee
shall —
(a) provide a forum
where all issues
relating to the law,
lawyers, the
administration of
justice and other
legal matters may be
discussed with a
view to making
recommendations for
improvements; and
(b) carry out such
other duties as may
be assigned by the
Senate.
Board of
Commissioners for
Oaths and Notaries
Public
11. —(1)
There shall be a
Board of
Commissioners for
Oaths and Notaries
Public (referred to
in this rule as the
Board) appointed by
the Senate which
shall consist of —
(a) a chairman who
shall be a member of
the Senate;
(b) one judicial
officer nominated by
the Chief Justice;
(c) one public
officer nominated by
the Minister for
Law;
(d) one advocate and
solicitor nominated
by the Law Society;
and
(e) a secretary.
(2) The Board shall
have the power —
(a) to appoint and
reappoint
commissioners for
oaths and notaries
public and to revoke
or suspend existing
appointments;
(b) to inquire into
complaints against
persons alleged to
have acted in breach
of the conditions of
their appointments
as commissioners for
oaths or notaries
public and where
appropriate to
revoke or suspend
their appointments;
(c) to review the
fees payable to
commissioners for
oaths and notaries
public and, if the
Board thinks fit,
make recommendations
to the Senate for
amendments to such
fees;
(d) to make
recommendations to
the appropriate
authority for the
enactment of new
legislation or the
amendment of
existing legislation
in relation to all
matters concerning
commissioners for
oaths and notaries
public; and
(e) to carry out
such other duties as
may be assigned by
the Senate.
(3) Deleted by S
498/2006, wef
22/08/2006.
(4) For the purpose
of conducting
inquiries under
paragraph (2) (b),
the Board may
establish its own
practice and
regulate its own
procedure.
Authentication of
signature of notary
public
11A.—(1)
Every certificate
for the
authentication by
the Academy of the
signature of a
notary public shall
be signed by an
officer of the
Academy or an agent
appointed by the
Senate under section
24(4) of the Act.
(2) Every such
certificate shall be
sealed with the seal
set out in the First
Schedule.
(3) The fee payable
to the Academy for
the authentication
by the Academy of
the signature of a
notary public shall
be specified in the
Second Schedule.
Council of Law
Reporting
12. —(1)
There shall be a
Council of Law
Reporting which
shall consist of a
chairman and not
less than 3 other
members appointed by
the Senate.
(2) The Council of
Law Reporting shall
—
(a) decide on
policies and
strategies relating
to the reproduction
and dissemination of
law reports;
(b) advise on the
arrangements for law
reporting of
Singapore cases;
(c) advise on
copyright issues
pertaining to
judgments and
headnotes;
(d) decide on the
selection criteria
for the reporting of
cases; and
(e) carry out such
other duties as may
be assigned by the
Senate.
LawNet Management
Committee
13. —(1)
There shall be a
LawNet Management
Committee which
shall consist of —
(a) a chairman who
shall be a member of
the Senate;
(b) one or more
deputy chairmen as
appointed by the
Senate;
(c) a person
nominated by the
Chief Executive of
the
Info-communications
Development
Authority of
Singapore;
(d) the President of
the Law Society or
his nominee;
(e) the Dean of the
Faculty or the Dean
of the School, as
the Chief Justice
shall determine, or
the nominee of that
Dean;
(f) the Registrar,
Supreme Court;
(g) the Senior
District Judge;
(h) the Registrar,
Subordinate Courts;
(i) the Clerk of
Parliament;
(j) the Registrar of
Titles;
(k) the Registrar of
Companies,
Businesses and
Partnerships;
(l) the Registrar of
Trade Marks and
Patents;
(m) a person
nominated by the
Attorney-General;
(n) the Project
Director of LawNet
appointed by the
Senate;
(o) the Technical
Director of LawNet
appointed by the
Senate; and
(p) not less than 3
other persons
appointed by the
Senate.
(2) The LawNet
Management Committee
shall —
(a) set global
objectives and
policy guidelines
for the use of
LawNet and legal
information
technology within
the legal and
business sectors;
(b) appoint working
groups for specific
projects and modules
within LawNet, and
set objectives for,
provide policy
guidance to, approve
work plans and
proposals of, and
review the progress
of, the working
groups;
(c) monitor and
review the use of
LawNet services, and
provide policy and
service guidelines
for the promotion of
LawNet services;
(d) liaise with and
supervise the LawNet
network service
operator on all
service standards
and guidelines;
(e) approve LawNet
charges; and
(f) carry out such
other duties as may
be assigned by the
Senate.
Electronic
Litigation Systems
Committee
13A. —(1)
There shall be an
Electronic
Litigation Systems
Committee which
shall consist of —
(a) the chairman of
the LawNet
Management
Committee;
(b) the Registrar,
Supreme Court;
(c) the Senior
District Judge;
(d) the Deputy
Registrar, Supreme
Court;
(e) the Registrar,
Subordinate Courts;
(f) the President of
the Law Society or
his nominee;
(g) a person
nominated by the
Chief Executive of
the
Info-communications
Development
Authority of
Singapore;
(h) the Project
Director of
Electronic
Litigation Systems
appointed by the
Senate; and
(i) not less than 3
other members
appointed by the
Senate.
(2) The Electronic
Litigation Systems
Committee shall —
(a) study and
periodically review
the
info-communications
technology needs of
the litigation
sector;
(b) promote
appropriate
info-communications
technologies in
order to facilitate
the litigation
process;
(c) superintend the
implementation of
info-communications
technology systems
by the Judiciary and
LawNet for use in
the litigation
process;
(d) appoint working
groups for specific
projects and
objectives; and
(e) carry out such
other duties as may
be assigned by the
Senate.
Legal Heritage
Committee
13B. —(1)
There shall be a
Legal Heritage
Committee which
shall consist of —
(a) a chairman who
shall be a member of
the Senate; and
(b) not less than 5
other members
appointed by the
Senate.
(2) The Legal
Heritage Committee
shall —
(a) carry out
activities to
preserve and
document, or to
promote a greater
awareness of,
Singapore's legal
history; and
(b) carry out such
other duties as may
be assigned by the
Senate.
International
Promotion of
Singapore Law
Committee
13C. —(1)
There shall be an
International
Promotion of
Singapore Law
Committee which
shall consist of —
(a) a chairman who
shall be a member of
the Senate; and
(b) not less than 8
other members
appointed by the
Senate.
(2) The
International
Promotion of
Singapore Law
Committee shall —
(a) carry out
activities to
disseminate the
knowledge of
Singapore law
internationally and
to promote the use
of Singapore law in
international
commercial
transactions;
(b) appoint working
groups for specific
projects and
objectives; and
(c) carry out such
other duties as may
be assigned by the
Senate.
LawNet fees
14. —(1) The
fees payable to the
Academy by a LawNet
content provider,
LawNet service
provider or LawNet
network service
operator shall be as
set out in the Third
Schedule.
(2) The Executive
Committee may waive
the whole or any
part of the fees
payable by a LawNet
content provider,
LawNet service
provider or LawNet
network service
operator under
paragraph (1) in
respect of any
information, data or
service provided
under LawNet for any
period as the
Executive Committee
may in its
discretion decide.
(3) Notwithstanding
paragraph (1), the
Academy may enter
into separate
agreements with a
LawNet content
provider, LawNet
service provider or
LawNet network
service operator for
different fees for
any of the
information, filing,
electronic or such
other services as
may be provided by
the LawNet content
provider, LawNet
service provider or
LawNet network
service operator.
(4) For the purposes
of this rule and the
Third Schedule —
"LawNet content
provider" means a
provider of data or
information content
through LawNet;
"LawNet network
service operator"
means —
(a) a technical
operator who
provides content
hosting services,
gateway services, or
network billing and
account services; or
(b) a service bureau
operator providing a
counter service by
which LawNet
information, filing
and other electronic
services are made
available;
"LawNet service
provider" means a
provider of
information, data,
filing or other
electronic services
through LawNet.
Quorum
15. The
quorum for a meeting
of any committee
shall be 4 members
of that committee.
Non-voting members
15A. —(1) The
chairman of any
committee may co-opt
any number of
non-voting members,
except that the
number of non-voting
members shall not
exceed the number of
voting members.
(2) For the purposes
of paragraph (1) —
(a) a member of any
committee appointed
by the Senate shall
be a voting member;
and
(b) a person
co-opted by the
chairman of any
committee shall be a
non-voting member.
Delegation of
duties
16. The
Executive Committee
and any committee
may at any time
appoint a
sub-committee
consisting of
members of their
committee and other
members of the
Academy to perform
or carry out such
tasks as may be
directed by the
Executive Committee
or the committee, as
the case may be.
17. Deleted
by S 435/2007, wef
21/08/2007.
Resolutions in
writing
18. —(1) The
President or a
Vice-President of
the Academy may, if
he thinks fit,
propose any
resolution for the
consideration of the
Executive Committee
without convening a
meeting by giving a
copy of the proposed
resolution in
writing to all
members of the
Executive Committee
present in
Singapore.
(2) The chairman of
any committee may,
if he thinks fit,
propose any
resolution for the
consideration of the
committee without
convening a meeting
by giving a copy of
the proposed
resolution in
writing to all
members of the
committee present in
Singapore.
(3) Where a
resolution proposed
under paragraph (1)
or (2) has been
approved in writing
by a majority of the
members who have
signified their
decision in writing
on the proposed
resolution
(including the
proposer of the
resolution) within
such time as may be
specified in the
proposal, the
resolution shall be
as valid and
effectual as if it
had been passed at a
meeting, duly
convened and held,
of the Executive
Committee or the
committee concerned
(4) Notwithstanding
paragraph (3), no
resolution shall
have effect under
that paragraph
unless not less than
4 members of the
Executive Committee
or the committee
concerned, as the
case may be, have
signified their
decision in writing
on the proposed
resolution within
the time specified
in the proposal.
19. Deleted
by S 435/2007, wef
21/08/2007.
20. Deleted
by S 435/2007, wef
21/08/2007.
Expulsion of
members
21. —(1)
Where the Executive
Committee is of the
opinion that a
member is guilty of
conduct which
renders him unfit to
be a member or would
bring the Academy
into disrepute, the
Executive Committee
may submit a report
to the Senate with a
recommendation that
the membership of
the member be
terminated by the
Senate.
(2) The Senate may,
if it thinks fit,
convene a
disciplinary board
consisting of a
chairman and 2
members to inquire
into the matter and
report to the
Senate.
(3) A member whose
conduct is inquired
into by a
disciplinary board
shall be given an
opportunity in
writing to justify
or explain his
conduct.
Accounts, etc.,
need not be
circulated to
certain members
22. Copies of
the documents
referred to in
section 21 (2) of
the Act need not be
circulated to the
following classes of
members:
(a) members whose
memberships have
been suspended under
section 16 (3) of
the Act;
(b) members whose
annual subscriptions
have been waived
under rule 4;
(c) members who
cannot be located.
Conditions for
circulation of
summary financial
statement
23. The
Academy may
circulate to members
copies of the
summary financial
statement, the
auditor’s report on
the financial
statements and
statement by the
auditor as to
whether the summary
financial statement
is consistent with
the financial
statements and the
auditor’s report
thereon, referred to
in section 21 (2) (
b) of the Act, if —
(a) the summary
financial statement
has been approved by
the Senate;
(b) the original
statement has been
signed by a member
of the Senate on
behalf of the
Senate;
(c) the summary
financial statement
bears the name of
that member; and
(d) the summary
financial statement
includes the
following statement
in a prominent
position: “This
summary financial
statement is derived
from the Academy’s
financial statements
and auditors’ report
thereon, which are
available for
inspection by all
members of the
Academy at the
premises of the
Academy during the
Academy’s office
hours. Any member
who wishes to have
copies of the
financial statements
and auditor’s report
may notify the
Academy; and the
Academy shall
furnish these free
of charge to that
member within 21
days of its receipt
of the member’s
notification.”.
Contents of
summary financial
statement
24. The
summary financial
statement referred
to in section 21 of
the Act shall
contain the
following
information:
(a) objectives of
the Academy;
(b) a consolidated
profit and loss
accounts of the
Academy, as audited
and laid before the
Senate, comprising —
(i) total income;
(ii) total
expenditure;
(iii) surplus or
deficit before
taxation;
(iv) amount payable
in tax;
(v) surplus or
deficit after
taxation;
(vi) amount
transferred to
grants and other
funds;
(vii) net surplus or
deficit for the
year;
(c) a consolidated
balance sheet, as
audited and laid
before the Senate,
comprising —
(i) fixed assets;
(ii) deferred
expenditure and tax
assets;
(iii) funds with
fund managers;
(iv) current assets;
(v) current
liabilities;
(vi) grants;
(vii) other funds;
(viii) accumulated
funds;
(d) material changes
to the structure of
Academy;
(e) a summary of
significant related
party dealings;
(f) statistics
regarding
composition of
members.
FIRST SCHEDULE
Rule 11A(2)
CERTIFICATION SEAL
SECOND SCHEDULE
Rule 11A(3)
Fees for
Authentication of
Signature of Notary
Public
The fees payable
to the Academy for
the authentication
by the Academy of
the signature of a
notary public shall
be as follows:
(a) $25, where the
authentication
certificate is to be
collected after 2
p.m. of the next
working day from the
date of the request
for authentication;
(b) $75, where the
authentication
certificate is to be
collected on the
same working day as
the date of the
request for
authentication.”.
THIRD SCHEDULE
Rule 14
LawNet Fees
1. The
fees payable to the
Academy by a LawNet
content provider or
LawNet service
provider shall be 5%
of the total fees or
charges received in
respect of LawNet
services by the
LawNet content
provider or LawNet
service provider.
2. The fees
payable to the
Academy by a LawNet
network service
operator shall be 5%
of the total fees or
charges received by
the LawNet network
service operator in
respect of LawNet
services, excluding
registration fees
for LawNet account
identification names
and authentication
codes.
3.
Notwithstanding
paragraph 1, where –
(a) a LawNet content
provider or LawNet
service provider
pays any amount of
fees or charges to
the LawNet network
service operator in
respect of the
LawNet services
provided by the
LawNet content or
service provider;
and
(b) the LawNet
network service
operator is liable
to pay a fee under
paragraph 2 on such
amount, then such
amount shall be
deducted in
computing the amount
of fees payable
under paragraph 1.
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