s 32 Requirements for practice and unauthorised persons
32.—(1) Subject to this Part and Part 4A, a person must not practise as an advocate and solicitor or do any act as an advocate and solicitor unless —(a) his or her name is on the roll of advocates and solicitors; and[Act 37 of 2023 wef 17/07/2024] (b) he or she has in force a practising certificate.[40/2014] (1A) However, a person may, during the periods mentioned in section 18(1)(c)(i) and (ii), practise provisionally if —(a) the person’s name is on the roll of lawyers (NP); and (b) the person has in force a provisional practising certificate.[Act 37 of 2023 wef 17/07/2024] (2) For the purposes of this Act, a person is an unauthorised person if he or she is not one of the following persons:(a) a person who satisfies all the following conditions:(i) his or her name is on the roll of advocates and solicitors; (ii) he or she has in force a practising certificate; (b) a person who satisfies all the following conditions:(i) his or her name is on the roll of lawyers (NP); (ii) he or she has in force a provisional practising certificate; (iii) when carrying out the act in question, he or she is under the supervision of a solicitor.[Act 37 of 2023 wef 17/07/2024] (3) For the purposes of this Act, a person is also an unauthorised person if, being an advocate and solicitor who practises in a Joint Law Venture or its constituent foreign law practice, a Qualifying Foreign Law Practice or a licensed foreign law practice, he or she practises Singapore law otherwise than in accordance with Part 4A and any rules made under section 36M.[Act 37 of 2023 wef 17/07/2024] (4) [Deleted by Act 37 of 2023 wef 17/07/2024]