s 50 Compulsory voting
50.—(1) Every advocate and solicitor who has in force a practising certificate on the date of nomination as provided in section 51 must vote for the election of the members of the Council as follows:(a) if he or she is an advocate and solicitor of not less than 15 years’ standing, he or she must vote for the election of the members of the Council under section 49(1)(a); (b) if he or she is an advocate and solicitor of less than 15 years’ but not less than 5 years’ standing, he or she must vote for the election of the members of the Council under section 49(1)(b); (c) if he or she is an advocate and solicitor of less than 5 years’ standing, he or she must vote for the election of the members of the Council under section 49(1)(c).[16/2016] (2) Every advocate and solicitor who is required to vote for the election of the members of the Council in accordance with subsection (1) and who fails to do so is not entitled to apply for a practising certificate unless he or she —(a) satisfies the Registrar that he or she was not in Singapore at the time of the election or had a good and sufficient reason for not voting at the last election to the Council; or (b) pays a penalty of $500 to the Society.[22/2018]