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Legal Profession Act 1966 s 36G

s 36G Registration of regulated non-practitioner

36G.—(1) An individual who is not a regulated legal practitioner must not be a director, partner or shareholder in, and must not share in the profits of, any Singapore law practice, Joint Law Venture, Qualifying Foreign Law Practice or licensed foreign law practice, unless the individual is registered under this section.[40/2014] (2) An application may be made for an individual (not being a regulated legal practitioner) to be registered under this section, if the individual satisfies such requirements as may be prescribed.[40/2014] (3) The Attorney-General and the Society are entitled to object to any application under subsection (2).[40/2014] (4) The Director of Legal Services may approve an application under subsection (2), and register an individual as a regulated non‑practitioner, subject to —(a) such conditions as may be prescribed; and (b) such conditions as the Director of Legal Services may think fit to impose in any particular case.[40/2014] (5) In deciding whether to approve an application under subsection (2) and register an individual under this section, the Director of Legal Services must have regard to, but is not bound by, any objection under subsection (3).[40/2014] (6) An individual who is registered under this section is entitled to such privileges as may be prescribed.[40/2014]

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