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Inter Se Revamped: what you can INTER SE REVAMPED Inter Se Print is a themed publication look forward to Welcome to the first issue of the Academy’s focusing on analysis and comment. It will new e-zine, Inter Se Online. From June 2007, serve a knowledge creation and genre-insight At the Academy you can look forward to reading Inter Se in function on a particular area of the law and/or • Academy Publishing and Legal Ethics two brand-new formats and with two fresh legal practice. Published every six months Code Launched looks. It is out with the bi-monthly print Inter in a calendar year (once in June and once • SAL Postgraduate Scholarships: Se and in with the revamped, dual- in December), Inter Se Print will feature Apply now! component Inter Se which comprises: the “life” of a particular area of practice • Appointment/Reappointment as (a) a monthly online version (“Inter Se with topical articles, people profiles and Commissioners for Oaths and Online”); and reviews of relevant publications on that area Notaries Public: Apply now! (b) a half-yearly print version (“Inter Se of practice. Print”). At Large We hope that the revamped Inter Se will • Headlines in The Straits Times Inter Se Online is a monthly information- better meet your needs. As we continually • Headlines in The Business Times dissemination and news-reporting try to improve what we can offer you, our e-magazine sent out via an e-mail blast to member, do let us know what you think via all members and made available on the e-mail to [email protected] Academy’s website. Inter Se Online focuses on bringing relevant and current legal news and updates to members in a concise and timely manner.
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Inter Se Revamped: what you can ACADEMY PUBLISHING LAUNCHED TOGETHER WITH FIRST PUBLICATION ON look forward to LEGAL ETHICS
Academy Publishing, a At the Academy new division under the • Academy Publishing and Legal Ethics Singapore Academy of Code Launched • SAL Postgraduate Scholarships: Law, was launched by the Apply now! Honourable the Chief • Appointment/Reappointment as Justice Chan Sek Keong Commissioners for Oaths and on Friday, 18 May 2007. Notaries Public: Apply now! The aims of this new division are threefold: to At Large provide affordable legal • Headlines in The Straits Times materials to the legal • Headlines in The Business Times profession and law students; to provide an alternative avenue Academy Publishing aims to price its books to academics in the two law schools in at least 50% lower than most comparable Singapore to publish their writings; and to law text books currently in the market. These disseminate the laws of Singapore to a wider publications will be made available at major public in the region or internationally. stores and through the Academy’s website.
To encourage lawyers, students and the The first publication by Academy Publishing public to own and refer to more law books, is Ethics and Professional Responsibility: A
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Inter Se Revamped: what you can Code for the Advocate and Solicitor, by Ethics and Professional Responsibility: A look forward to Professor Jeffrey Pinsler. The book is a Code for the Advocate and Solicitor is manual for Singapore lawyers to guide them available for purchase through the Academy’s At the Academy through the many ethical issues that they website at www.sal.org.sg • Academy Publishing and Legal Ethics will inevitably face in their professional life. Code Launched It is a work that was specially commissioned • SAL Postgraduate Scholarships: by the Chief Justice. Apply now! • Appointment/Reappointment as To raise the standard of legal knowledge Commissioners for Oaths and and practice of our future lawyers, the Notaries Public: Apply now! Academy presented newly-admitted advocates and solicitors at the Mass Call At Large on 26 May 2007 with a complimentary • Headlines in The Straits Times copy of the book to encourage them to start • Headlines in The Business Times their careers as ethical and responsible lawyers.
Read the Chief Justice’s full speech delivered at the launch and find out more about Ethics and Professional Responsibility: A Code for the Advocate and Solicitor in the upcoming June 2007 print edition of Inter Se.
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Inter Se Revamped: what you can SINGAPORE ACADEMY OF LAW POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS – NYU@NUS look forward to DUAL GRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMME IN SINGAPORE 2008/2009
The Singapore Academy of Law is offering • at the time of the award, not have been At the Academy scholarships for postgraduate studies in law awarded any other scholarship for the • Academy Publishing and Legal Ethics for the NYU@NUS Dual Graduate Degree course for which this application is made. Code Launched • SAL Postgraduate Scholarships: Programme in Singapore. This programme Apply now! will allow SAL scholarship awardees to For more details, please call Sheeba Said • Appointment/Reappointment as experience two educational systems and at 6332 4006. Commissioners for Oaths and earn a Masters of Law (LLM) from both the Notaries Public: Apply now! National University of Singapore (NUS) and Application forms may be downloaded from New York University (NYU). the Academy’s website at www.sal.org.sg or At Large obtained from: • Headlines in The Straits Times Applicants must: Singapore Academy of Law • Headlines in The Business Times • be members of the Singapore Academy 1 Supreme Court Lane Level 4 of Law; Singapore 178879 • be below 40 years of age as at January 2007; The closing date for the submission of • possess at least a Second Upper honours applications is 4.00pm on Friday 31 August degree in Law; and 2007.
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Inter Se Revamped: what you can COMMISSIONERS FOR OATHS AND NOTARIES PUBLIC 1 OCTOBER 2007 look forward to TO 30 SEPTEMBER 2008 The Singapore Academy of Law invites commissioners for oaths and as notaries At the Academy applications from advocates and solicitors public (see below for internal guidelines • Academy Publishing and Legal Ethics for appointment/reappointment* as used for the appointment/reappointment of Code Launched commissioners for oaths and/or notaries commissioners for oaths and notaries public). • SAL Postgraduate Scholarships: public for the period 1 October 2007 to Apply now! 30 September 2008. Applications should For more information on the appointment/ • Appointment/Reappointment as be received by the Academy before reappointment of commissioners for oaths Commissioners for Oaths and 4.00pm, Tuesday, 31 July 2007. Late and notaries public, please contact the Board Notaries Public: Apply now! applications will not be considered. of Commissioners for Oaths and Notaries Public (“the Board”) office at telephone At Large All commissioners for oaths and notaries number 6332 4117/6. Application forms • Headlines in The Straits Times public will be issued with expiry date stamps may be downloaded from the Academy’s • Headlines in The Business Times for use on documents administered in website at www.sal.org.sg or obtained from exercise of their appointments. Commissioners our office: for oaths and notaries public are required to maintain a register of these documents. Singapore Academy of Law Board of Commissioners for Oaths and Notaries Public Advocates and solicitors are required to pay 1 Supreme Court Lane an annual fee of $500 each for the Level 4 appointment/reappointment as Singapore 178879.
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Inter Se Revamped: what you can Subject to the Board’s discretion, the internal guidelines used for the fresh appointments of look forward to advocates and solicitors as commissioners for oaths and notaries public are as follows: As at 1 October 2007 At the Academy Commissioners for Oaths Notaries Public • Academy Publishing and Legal Ethics • those with not less than ten years’ • those with not less than 15 years’ Code Launched experience in active legal practice and/or experience in legal practice; and • SAL Postgraduate Scholarships: legal service; and • those who are not less than 40 years of age. Apply now! • those who are not less than 35 years of age. • Appointment/Reappointment as Commissioners for Oaths and The Board will, otherwise than in exceptional cases, apply a quota for the appointment of Notaries Public: Apply now! commissioners for oaths and notaries public, depending on the size of the firm in which the applicant practises. The table below is for general guidance:
At Large 1 to 5 lawyers 1 commissioner and 1 notary • Headlines in The Straits Times 6 to 10 lawyers 2 commissioners and 2 notaries • Headlines in The Business Times 11 to 50 lawyers 3 commissioners and 3 notaries 51 to 80 lawyers 4 commissioners and 4 notaries 81 to 100 lawyers 5 commissioners and 5 notaries 101 to 150 lawyers 6 commissioners and 6 notaries 151 to 200 lawyers 8 commissioners and 8 notaries 201 to 250 lawyers 10 commissioners and 10 notaries
*Commissioners for oaths and notaries public whose appointments expire on 31 March 2008 should apply in January 2008.
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Inter Se Revamped: what you can HEADLINES IN THE STRAITS TIMES Tracy Sua and Teh Joo Lin look forward to Jane Ng “Community Court effective in giving “1,200 sign up at SMU law school” second chances” At the Academy The Straits Times (21 April 2007). The Straits Times (28 April 2007). • Academy Publishing and Legal Ethics Code Launched K C Vijayan Chong Chee Kin • SAL Postgraduate Scholarships: “Ex-CAD chief Glenn Knight seeks return “Fender-bender claims below $1,000 to go Apply now! to practising law” to mediator” • Appointment/Reappointment as The Straits Times (25 April 2007). The Straits Times (28 April 2007). Commissioners for Oaths and Notaries Public: Apply now! Tan Cheng Han Yap Su-Yin “Law school has to keep up with the times” “New measures to ease divorce disputes” At Large The Straits Times (26 April 2007) [An excerpt The Straits Times (28 April 2007). • Headlines in The Straits Times from a public lecture delivered as part of • Headlines in The Business Times the National University of Singapore’s Faculty Serene Luo of Law’s 50th-anniversary celebrations.] “Anti-spam law means more unwanted mail?” The Straits Times (30 April 2007). K C Vijayan “Lawyers can seek earlier access to accused K C Vijayan and Chong Chee Kin persons” “Courts to back mediation centre The Straits Times (27 April 2007). settlements” The Straits Times (3 May 2007).
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Inter Se Revamped: what you can Yvonne C L Lee Bryan Tan and Wang Zhengmin look forward to “Decriminalising homosexual acts would “Ways to protect your Intellectual Property” be an error” The Straits Times (8 May 2007). At the Academy The Straits Times (4 May 2007). • Academy Publishing and Legal Ethics Sujin Thomas Code Launched W Calvin Ho “Quiet debut for Bail Court” • SAL Postgraduate Scholarships: “Respecting privacy in biomedical research” The Straits Times (8 May 2007). Apply now! The Straits Times (5 May 2007). • Appointment/Reappointment as Commissioners for Oaths and Michelle Neo Notaries Public: Apply now! “Educate Generation Y on bioethical issues” The Straits Times (5 May 2007). At Large • Headlines in The Straits Times Tania Tan and Michelle Neo • Headlines in The Business Times “New privacy laws to protect data of research participants” The Straits Times (8 May 2007).
Chang Ai-Lien “A step forward to ensure volunteers for critical research” The Straits Times (8 May 2007).
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Inter Se Revamped: what you can HEADLINES IN THE BUSINESS TIMES Wee Li-En look forward to Michelle Neo and Tania Tan “Wong Partnership to set up office in Qatar “Legal muscle to regulate patient data” by June” At the Academy The Straits Times (8 May 2007). The Business Times (2 May 2007). • Academy Publishing and Legal Ethics Code Launched Wee Li-En Matthew Phan • SAL Postgraduate Scholarships: “Different strokes for law firm Duane Morris” “Move to allow use of medical info for Apply now! The Business Times (23 April 2007). public health planning” • Appointment/Reappointment as The Business Times (8 May 2007). Commissioners for Oaths and Tamara Mohanan Kuppusamy Notaries Public: Apply now! “Latest law firms tie-up confident of Charmian Kok succeeding” “Subhas Anandan leaves Harry Elias for At Large The Business Times (27 April 2007). KhattarWong” • Headlines in The Straits Times The Business Times (10 May 2007). • Headlines in The Business Times Wee Li-En “Tapping forensic accountants for divorce cases” The Business Times (28 April 2007).
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An Update on the 14th Singapore AN UPDATE ON THE 14TH SINGAPORE ACADEMY OF LAW ANNUAL LECTURE Academy of Law Annual Lecture Academy of Law Annual Lecture. Chief Justice Gleeson will speak on “Australia’s Contribution to the Development of the Tech Law Watch: it’s a matter of Common Law”. The Lecture will be held on privacy Thursday, 20 September 2007 at 7.30pm at the Supreme Court Auditorium.
Chief Justice Gleeson was born in New South Wales in 1938 and completed his secondary education at St Joseph’s College, Sydney. He went on to the University of Sydney where he obtained first class honours in Arts and Law. He was admitted to the New South Wales Bar in 1963 and was the President of its Bar Association from 1984–1985.
The Singapore Academy of Law is pleased While building a successful practice, Chief to announce that the Honourable Murray Justice Gleeson was also a part-time lecturer Gleeson, AC, Chief Justice of the High Court in company law at Sydney University from of Australia, will deliver the 14th Singapore 1963–1974, and tutor in law at St Paul’s
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An Update on the 14th Singapore College within that University. He was The Academy is honoured to have Chief Academy of Law Annual Lecture appointed Queen’s Counsel in 1974 at the Justice Gleeson grace the occasion of this relatively young age of 36. Having taken silk, year’s Annual Lecture. The Lecture is open Chief Justice Gleeson built a substantial to members of the legal profession and to Tech Law Watch: it’s a matter of appellate practice while specialising in the public, by invitation only. Invitations will privacy constitutional, commercial and tax matters. be issued on a first come, first served basis. His reputation at the Bar was as “an advocate with formidable analytical and technical skills” Please request an invitation online at with “great attachment to logic”. www.sal.org.sg by 27 August 2007. For further enquiries, please contact us at 6332 Chief Justice Gleeson was appointed Chief 4388 or e-mail [email protected] Justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales in 1988 and was elevated to his current position in the highest judicial office in the land in 1998.
Chief Justice Gleeson’s other honours include holding office as Lieutenant Governor of New South Wales from 1989–1998 and receiving the appointment of Companion in the General Division of the Order of Australia (AC) in 1992, Australia’s highest civil honour.
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An Update on the 14th Singapore PROTECTING PRIVACY IN AN EVER-CHANGING TECHNOLOGICAL LANDSCAPE: Academy of Law Annual Lecture HITHER, THITHER, WHITHER By Daphne Hong, Deputy Senior State Counsel, Attorney-General’s Chambers, and David Lee, Assistant Registrar, Supreme Court Tech Law Watch: it’s a matter of privacy “Once upon a time we were just plain people. But that was before we began having relationships with mechanical systems. Get involved with a machine and sooner or later you are reduced to a factor.” – Ellen Goodman, Pulitzer prize winning journalist
Introduction protection to privacy. Since the world’s Privacy forms the cornerstone of human first data protection statute was enacted dignity in most, if not all, modern societies. in the German state of Hesse in 1970,3 Few may realise that the law of privacy dates efforts have been made nationally,4 back to as early as 1361 when the Justice regionally5 and even internationally6 to afford of Peace Act in England provided for the greater data protection. arrest of peeping toms and eavesdroppers.1 Times have moved on since its humble While the issue of data privacy can be beginnings. The advent of modern examined from a multitude of perspectives, technology and the increasing sophistication the aim of this article is a modest one. It with which information technology can be seeks to provide a quick survey and a short harnessed to collect, analyse and disseminate critique of the approaches taken in other information on individuals2 provided much jurisdictions on the issue of data protection impetus in many countries to provide greater legislation. Next, it summarises the position
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An Update on the 14th Singapore taken in Singapore thus far. Finally, it On the other hand, the United States has Academy of Law Annual Lecture endeavours to provide a list of issues to adopted a sectoral approach. Under this promote further thought and debate on approach, statutes are being enacted to the approach to be taken for data protection regulate specific forms of information Tech Law Watch: it’s a matter of in Singapore. handling, regardless of the medium in which privacy the data is being processed. Hence, the Fair Thither – Protecting Privacy on Both Sides Credit Reporting Act 1970 gives a right of of the Atlantic access to information held by credit Perhaps the most glaring difference in reference agencies, while the Privacy Act approaches taken towards data protection 1974 provides a right of access to certain can be gleaned from the opposite ends of records held by public agencies and places the Atlantic Ocean. In Europe, restrictions on the use to which data may comprehensive national legislation appears be put by those agencies. 9 to have been necessitated by the EU Directive.7 The general tendency has been Each of these two approaches has its pros to enact omnibus data protection statutes and cons.10 Comprehensive legislation11 regulating almost all instances where ensures that the State’s legislative framework personal data is processed by a computer. is consistent with international statutory In addition, a supervisory agency generally regimes. However, the benefits of a “one- independent of the Government is size-fits-all” uniform legislation applicable appointed to oversee and regulate data across all sectors may be more illusory than protection in Europe.8 real.12 A straight-jacket approach has been criticised because “any set of data protection
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An Update on the 14th Singapore rules will need to be adapted to the specific largely influenced by the EU Directive. In Academy of Law Annual Lecture circumstances of different sectors”.13 Canada16, not one but two federal statutes have been enacted to provide individuals A sectoral approach paves the way for nimble with a right of access to both personal and Tech Law Watch: it’s a matter of treatment of issues. It provides scope for non-personal information held by the federal privacy flexibility, allowing rules to be varied or public sector.17 The Privacy Act was first stated in a different manner according to enacted in 1983 to impose obligations on the sector it seeks to govern.14 However, a federal government departments to respect sectoral approach presupposes that the lines privacy rights by limiting the collection, use between different sectors can be clearly and disclosure of personal information. In drawn. The brisk pace of technological 2000, the Personal Information Protection advancement not only, in itself, makes this and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) was task difficult, it also has a direct impact on passed to set out rules on how private sector the way businesses are conducted which organisations may collect, use or disclose may result in further blurring of sectoral lines. personal information gathered in the course Further, a sectoral approach may result in of commercial activities. Apart from these legislation lagging behind the need to two pieces of federal legislation, the various protect privacy in new or emerging sectors.15 states of Canada have passed legislation to deal specifically with data protection in the Thither – Guarding Privacy in Other health care, banking and consumer credit Commonwealth Jurisdictions reporting sectors. What was interesting about The national legislation in other the Canadian regime was the fact that Commonwealth jurisdictions have been Parliament had introduced a compulsory
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An Update on the 14th Singapore five-yearly review of the PIPEDA, with the in the Canadian example, Parliament Academy of Law Annual Lecture most recent review conducted in 2006.18 mandated regular reviews of the legislation after its promulgation. Second, in both In Hong Kong, the Personal Data (Privacy) jurisdictions, a Privacy Commissioner was Tech Law Watch: it’s a matter of Ordinance was enacted in December 1996 set up to oversee and regulate privacy privacy after a six-year long comparative study by matters. While much ink has been spilt on its Law Reform Commission.19 The Ordinance the cost of privacy legislation to the private was (as noted by the Privacy Commissioner sector,21 there has been a dearth of literature of Hong Kong20) necessitated by economic on the cost to the Government for setting or trade interests, as the European Union up commissions to oversee privacy issues was (and still is) one of Hong Kong’s major after the legislation has been introduced. trading partners. The Ordinance covered The operating costs of these commissions both the public and private sectors, a feat may not be insignificant. The total operating achieved through one piece of legislation budget of the Office of the Privacy what Canada achieved in two. As with the Commissioner of Canada was reported to Canadian legislation, Hong Kong had chosen have been C$11.3m in 2005.22 The Privacy the path to be technology-neutral. Commissioner of Hong Kong had noted in 2006 that its annual budget was about Two key lessons can be gleaned from this HK$31.9m.23 brief survey of the Canadian and Hong Kong experience in introducing privacy legislation. Hither – The Model Data Protection Code First, the road to legislation is a long one and The Instruction Manual after much consultation. It is noteworthy that Singapore presently does not have a general
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An Update on the 14th Singapore or comprehensive data protection law. 24 to establish minimum acceptable standards Academy of Law Annual Lecture Protection of personal data held by public for data protection and to promote sector agencies is accorded by a number of harmonisation of data protection rules statutory provisions in relation to tax, among the various sectors.26 Tech Law Watch: it’s a matter of customs, central provident funds, bankruptcy, privacy criminal records, etc.25 The Official Secrets The NIAC took into account a similar Code Act and the Computer Misuse Act provide from Canada, the EU Directive and the for criminal sanctions which may be levied OECD Guidelines in drafting this set of basic against civil servants who seek to make use Data Protection Principles (“DPPs”). of Government databases for unauthorised Following a three-month public consultation access to confidential personal data and exercise in 2002, the Model Code was unauthorised disclosure of such data to third refined and subsequently adopted by the parties. For the private sector, there are National Trust Council in December 2002 currently sectoral laws to protect personal as part of its good e-business practices under data, for example, banking secrecy laws. In its TrustSg accreditation programme. addition, common law rules on confidentiality apply to both the private and public sectors. Since the introduction of the Model Code, the Government has adopted (with More significantly, in 2001, the National modifications appropriate to the public Internet Advisory Committee (“the NIAC”) sector) all ten of the Model Code’s DPPs as introduced a Model Data Protection Code part of its Government Instruction Manual for the Private Sector (“the Model Code”). on IT audit policy, or what is known as “IM8”. The aim of the Model Code is two-fold, viz These principles bind all public sector
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An Update on the 14th Singapore agencies which had one year from 16 May legislation regime or to allow self- Academy of Law Annual Lecture 2003 to implement the data protection regulation and regulation by sectors to principles. continue; (b) if a comprehensive data protection Tech Law Watch: it’s a matter of Whither – Some Issues for Further Thought legislation regime is favoured, whether privacy Five years have passed since the introduction it is necessary to cater for two separate of the Model Code in Singapore. In March sets of legislation for the public and the 2006, the Minister for Information, private sectors; and Communication and the Arts mentioned in (c) regardless of the answer to the above, Parliament that an inter-ministry committee whether it is advisable for Singapore to had been tasked to study the various models set up a Privacy Commission (similar to of data protection available for adoption by the ones in Canada and Hong Kong) to Singapore. While the inter-ministry oversee privacy issues. committee proceeds with its study, it may be timely for the legal fraternity to consider Conclusion whether the present regime of data The aim of this article is not to prescribe or protection in Singapore is sufficient or to proscribe a particular approach. Rather, whether it has to be enhanced. it has the more modest aim of fleshing out issues for the reader’s consideration in the In that light, the authors propose the hope of providing a catalyst for further following three questions to be considered: debate on this issue. In this debate, it is (a) whether Singapore should adopt a important not to lose sight of the potential comprehensive data protection for technology to help as well as hinder. In
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An Update on the 14th Singapore a very recent article, The Economist took 5 See, for example, the European Convention for the Protection of Individuals with Regard to Automatic Academy of Law Annual Lecture the stance that “the use of data mining by Processing of Personal Data, 1981. governments need not be sinister, and could 6 help to deliver public services more See, for example, the Organisation for Economic Co- Operation and Development (OECD) Guidelines Tech Law Watch: it’s a matter of efficiently”.27 As we embark on this debate, Concerning the Protection of Privacy and Transborder privacy examining the pros and cons of the various Flows of Personal data, 1980. See also the United Nations’ Economic and Social Council’s Guidelines approaches towards data protection, we Concerning Computerised Personal Data Files, should be keenly aware that our deepening E/CN.4/1990/72.
interactions with technology should not result 7 European Union, Directive on the Protection of in us being “reduced to a factor”. Individuals with Regard to the Processing of Personal data and the Free Movement of Such Data (95/46/EC) 1 James Michael, Privacy and Human Rights (UNESCO at
2 See article in The Economist’s Technology Quarterly 8 Supra n 3. Lloyd at para 4.2, p 61. See, for example, entitled “Go With The Flow” (10 March 2007) where the Information Commissioner’s Office in the United it was noted that researchers at the Massachusetts Kingdom at
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An Update on the 14th Singapore 11 For the purposes of this article, “comprehensive 15 It has been noted that “there are over 100 bills Academy of Law Annual Lecture legislation” includes regimes where legislation has pending in the [United States] Congress on privacy been promulgated to cover all industries, in both the protection”:see
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An Update on the 14th Singapore 22 See speech of Jennifer Stoddart, Privacy Academy of Law Annual Lecture Commissioner of Canada in 2005, at
Tech Law Watch: it’s a matter of 23This figure is derived from the Privacy Commissioner’s privacy speech at a Symposium on Interpreting Privacy Principles at the University of New South Wales in May 2006 at
24 Supra n 10.
25 Supra n 10, Annex 2 which contains a comprehensive list of all Singapore Acts providing statutory secrecy and disclosure provisions.
26 Supra n 10 at p 8.
27 “Big Brother just wants to help”, The Economist (10 March 2007).
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Bills introduced in March and April Bills introduced in March and April 2007 2007 The Legal Profession (Amendment) Bill contravene the rules relating to (No 10/2007) seeks to amend the Legal professional indemnity made under Subsidiary legislation published Profession Act (Cap 161) for the following s 75A; purposes: (f) to extend provisions relating to advocates in March and April 2007 (a) to make changes that are consequential and solicitors practising on their own upon the establishment of the Faculty of account or in partnership or as a director Law of the Singapore Management of a law corporation for the first time; Acts brought into operation in University; (g) to implement proposals of the Review March and April 2007 (b) to enable qualified persons to serve their Committee on Joint Law Ventures and pupillage as Assistant Public Prosecutors Formal Law Alliances and the Third in the Attorney-General’s Chambers; Committee on the Supply of Lawyers Revisions and re-issues of Acts (c) to increase the penalties for unauthorised relating to foreign lawyers and and subsidiary legislation in practice as an advocate and solicitor, to international legal services; March and April 2007 provide for a fast-track disciplinary (h) to provide greater flexibility in the process where such an offence is framework for the recognition of qualified committed by an advocate and solicitor persons; and to provide for repayment of any fee, (i) to empower the District Court to try any gain or reward received in respect of offence under the Act and to impose the such an offence; full penalty or punishment in respect of (d) to empower the Council of the Law the offence; Society to make certain rules relating to (j) to repeal the provision granting the Board money-laundering; of Legal Education and the Law Society By Joyce Chng and Emily Teo, Legislation (e) to clarify that disciplinary proceedings exemption from income tax; and Division, Attorney-General’s Chambers may be taken against solicitors who (k) to make other related amendments.
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Bills introduced in March and April The Competition (Amendment) Bill for the purposes of notification, decision 2007 (No 11/2007) seeks to amend the and appeal; Competition Act (Cap 50B) for the following (d) to replace the criterion for a joint venture purposes: to be considered as a merger, namely, Subsidiary legislation published (a) to extend Pt III of the Act to an that such a joint venture must perform in March and April 2007 anticipated merger which, if carried into on “an indefinite basis” all the functions effect, will result in the occurrence of a of an autonomous economic entity, with merger, as defined in the Act. The Act the criterion that the functions be Acts brought into operation in presently applies only to mergers, where performed on “a lasting basis”; March and April 2007 control has passed to an acquiring party. (e) to permit the Commission, where it has The amendments will permit voluntary not completed its consideration of a statutory notifications of certain matter, to make interim directions in anticipated mergers to be made to the respect of applications under s 57 or s 58 Revisions and re-issues of Acts Competition Commission of Singapore and investigations of anticipated mergers and subsidiary legislation in (the Commission) for decision; and mergers to prevent any action that March and April 2007 (b) to remove notifications for guidance in may prejudice further consideration or respect of the s 54 prohibition and to investigations, or the giving of any final remove the provision that allows the directions under s 69, or, as a matter of Commission to re-open a non- urgency, to act to prevent serious, infringement decision on a merger due irreparable damage to a particular person to a material change in circumstances; or category of persons, or to protect the (c) to clarify when a merger occurs, the test public interest. The power may be for control for the purposes of exercised where the Commission has By Joyce Chng and Emily Teo, Legislation determining when a merger has occurred, reasonable grounds for suspecting that Division, Attorney-General’s Chambers and who is a party involved in a merger an anticipated merger, if carried into
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Bills introduced in March and April effect, will infringe, or a merger has documents relevant to the conduct of 2007 infringed, the section 54 prohibition; market studies and the consideration of (f) to permit the Commission to accept, applications for decision; vary, substitute or release commitments (i) to permit a person authorised by the Subsidiary legislation published in respect of anticipated mergers or Commission to accompany an in March and April 2007 mergers. A non-infringement decision investigating officer and a person made because of the acceptance of a required by an inspector to enter commitment may be revoked if any term premises for investigation under s 64; Acts brought into operation in of the commitment is not adhered to. (j) to exclude from the s 34 prohibition and March and April 2007 The Commission will, except in the s 47 prohibition, mergers and ancillary exceptional circumstances, consult with restrictions (ancillary restrictions being any relevant third party before accepting, additional arrangements that may not varying, substituting or releasing any be integral to a merger, but which are Revisions and re-issues of Acts commitment; directly related and necessary to its and subsidiary legislation in (g) to clarify, in respect of the three implementation); and March and April 2007 prohibitions in the Act, that when the (k) to exclude from the s 54 prohibition, Commission gives guidance or makes a mergers where the resultant economic decision that one prohibition is unlikely efficiencies outweigh any adverse effect to have been, or has not been, infringed, from the substantial lessening of this will not preclude an investigation by competition arising from the mergers, the Commission into a possible and to clarify the ambit of the exclusion infringement of the other two in respect of mergers approved under prohibitions; any written law. By Joyce Chng and Emily Teo, Legislation (h) to expand the Commission’s powers to Division, Attorney-General’s Chambers compel the furnishing of information or
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Bills introduced in March and April The Singapore Armed Forces Minister for this purpose, to make an 2007 (Amendment) Bill (No 12/2007) seeks to order for the Singapore Armed Forces amend the Singapore Armed Forces Act to be deployed for the relevant event; (Cap 295) to enable the Singapore Armed (c) sets out the land-based powers (which Subsidiary legislation published Forces to be deployed in aid of civilian are similar to powers which a police officer in March and April 2007 authorities for specified purposes or in may exercise, and include powers of specified events. The Bill, amongst other arrest and seizure, powers to prevent things — offences, powers of crowd control and Acts brought into operation in (a) empowers the Minister to authorise the traffic control, powers to set up road March and April 2007 Singapore Armed Forces to be deployed blocks and powers to search for and seize in air and sea operations, such as to any weapon, explosive or other combat piracy, to detect and prevent any dangerous device or substance) which threat of attack on Singapore by air or may be lawfully exercised by a serviceman Revisions and re-issues of Acts sea, to implement international initiatives within Singapore acting in accordance and subsidiary legislation in against proliferation of weapons and to with an order made by the Minister; and March and April 2007 rescue hostages; (d) provides the procedure for dealing with (b) empowers the Minister, upon the any person arrested or detained, any occurrence or likely occurrence of any thing or vehicle seized or any aircraft or relevant event (where relevant events vessel detained by a serviceman acting would include terrorist attacks in in the exercise of his powers. Singapore, threats to persons such as visiting dignitaries, and damage or The Environmental Pollution Control disruption to the operation of key civilian (Amendment) Bill (No 13/2007) seeks to By Joyce Chng and Emily Teo, Legislation installations) and after consulting the amend the Environmental Pollution Control Division, Attorney-General’s Chambers Committee established by the Prime Act (Cap 94A) principally to establish a
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Bills introduced in March and April scheme to mandate the labelling of certain of registered suppliers and registered 2007 goods which are declared to be registrable goods; goods for the purpose of energy (e) provides that the registration of suppliers conservation. The Bill, amongst other is perpetual unless it is withdrawn or Subsidiary legislation published things — revoked, and that the registration of in March and April 2007 (a) empowers the Minister to declare, after registered goods is valid for three years consultation with the National (unless earlier withdrawn or revoked) and Environment Agency, the classes, is renewable; Acts brought into operation in descriptions or types of goods that are (f) sets out the requirements in relation to March and April 2007 to be registrable goods; the keeping of records that a registered (b) prohibits the supply, whether by an supplier must comply with, including importer or a manufacturer or otherwise, making the records available to the of registrable goods in the course of any Director-General for inspection and Revisions and re-issues of Acts trade or business that are not registered submitting such documents or and subsidiary legislation in and that are not labelled in the prescribed information as may be required by the March and April 2007 manner; Director-General; and (c) provides for the registration of suppliers (g) makes consequential amendments to of registrable goods and for the certain other written laws arising from registration of such goods, and that any the change of the short title from importer or manufacturer of registrable “Environmental Pollution Control Act” goods who fails to register himself as a to “Environmental Protection and registered supplier is an offence; Management Act”. (d) empowers the Director-General of By Joyce Chng and Emily Teo, Legislation Environmental Protection (“the Director- The Radiation Protection Bill (No 14/2007) Division, Attorney-General’s Chambers General”) to keep and maintain a register seeks to repeal and re-enact, with
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Bills introduced in March and April amendments, the Radiation Protection Act (d) provides that the import, export, 2007 (Cap 262) principally to implement possession or control, manufacture, Singapore’s obligations in relation to the production, sale or use of, or dealing application of safeguards in connection with with or dealing in, any irradiating Subsidiary legislation published nuclear non-proliferation. The Bill, amongst apparatus is not permitted except under in March and April 2007 other things — and in accordance with a licence granted (a) provides that the Director-General of by the Director-General; Environmental Protection (the Director- (e) requires every licensee to provide his Acts brought into operation in General) is charged with the general employees with a working environment March and April 2007 administration of the Bill, and that he that is safe and without risks to health, may appoint authorised officers to and to ensure that no one else is exposed exercise the powers conferred and to health or safety risks arising from his perform the duties imposed under the undertaking or activities; Revisions and re-issues of Acts Bill; (f) provides that no person is permitted to and subsidiary legislation in (b) provides that the National Environment dispose of any radioactive waste, to March and April 2007 Agency (“the Agency”) may appoint such accumulate any radioactive waste on any advisory or technical committees as it premises or to transport any radioactive thinks necessary for the purposes of the waste (as the case may be) except with Bill; the prior approval in writing of the (c) provides that the import, export, Director-General and in accordance with possession or control, manufacture, sale, the conditions, limitations and exceptions transport or use of, or dealing with, any that he may specify; radioactive material is not permitted (g) sets out the obligations of every licensee By Joyce Chng and Emily Teo, Legislation except under and in accordance with a and every person who has been granted Division, Attorney-General’s Chambers licence granted by the Director-General; any approval by the Director-General to
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Bills introduced in March and April keep and maintain records, and to furnish comprising the supply of a right to 2007 reports to the Director-General; and for promulgate an advertisement, and the the Director-General to seek, from any promulgation of an advertisement, by person, information or documents that any medium of communication in certain Subsidiary legislation published may be required to be given by circumstances; in March and April 2007 Singapore to the International Atomic (c) to provide for matters relating to the Energy Agency (“IAEA”); zero-rating of the supply by a taxable (h) provides for the appointment of national person of any prescribed tool, the supply Acts brought into operation in inspectors and the right of national of any services directly in connection with March and April 2007 inspectors to carry out inspections for a such tool and the supply of any prototype compliance purpose; and for inspections of such tool to a person who belongs in by IAEA inspectors; and a country outside Singapore and who is (i) provides for consequential amendments not a registered person, where such tool Revisions and re-issues of Acts to certain other written laws arising from is used in Singapore for the manufacture and subsidiary legislation in the repeal of the Radiation Protection of goods for the person who belongs in March and April 2007 Act (Cap 262) and the transfer of a country outside Singapore; responsibility for the Act from the Health (d) to empower the Minister to make Sciences Authority to the Agency. regulations for input tax to be deemed to have been incurred on any cash The Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) payment made by an insurer upon an Bill (No 15/2007) seeks to amend the Goods occurrence of an insured event in certain and Services Tax Act (Cap 117A) principally circumstances, and for various matters for the following purposes: relating thereto; By Joyce Chng and Emily Teo, Legislation (a) to provide for the rate of tax to be 7% (e) to change the period of time during Division, Attorney-General’s Chambers from 1 July 2007 onwards; which an assessment may be raised by (b) to provide for the zero-rating of services the Comptroller of Goods and Services
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Bills introduced in March and April Tax from seven years to five years in Act (Cap 91A) principally for the following 2007 respect of prescribed accounting periods purposes: ending on or after 1 January 2007; and (a) to consolidate the legislative authority (f) to include, as an exempt supply of for the issuance and enforcement of all Subsidiary legislation published financial services, the provision of work passes, which includes work permits, in March and April 2007 financing by a financial institution in special passes and employment passes; connection with a qualifying Islamic (b) to define that a “personal identifier” financial arrangement in relation to non- means any of the following specified in Acts brought into operation in residential property, for which the financial the new Schedule, including those in March and April 2007 institution derives an effective return. digital form, eg fingerprints and handprints of a person (including those The Financial Procedure (Amendment) Bill taken using paper and ink and digital (No 16/2007) seeks to amend the Financial livescanning technologies), a photograph Revisions and re-issues of Acts Procedure Act (Cap 109) to remove the need or other image of a person’s face and and subsidiary legislation in for the President to determine or authorise shoulders, or a person’s signature. The March and April 2007 the investment of public moneys in securities Minister is also empowered to amend or other instruments. The Minister for the Schedule and prescribe by subsidiary Finance, instead of the President, would legislation other identifiers (eg an image, determine or authorise the type of securities measurement or recording of an external or other instruments in which public moneys part of the human body) except if it may be invested. involves the taking of an intimate sample within the meaning of s 13A of the The Employment of Foreign Workers Registration of Criminals Act (Cap 268); By Joyce Chng and Emily Teo, Legislation (Amendment) Bill (No 17/2007) seeks to (c) to provide that the Controller of Work Division, Attorney-General’s Chambers amend the Employment of Foreign Workers Passes (“the Controller”) may issue certain
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Bills introduced in March and April categories of work passes to certain to return the work pass to the Controller 2007 foreign employees without specifying within seven days of such cancellation; the employer and the type of (f) to prohibit a self-employed foreigner employment (such that it is no longer an from engaging in any trade, vocation, Subsidiary legislation published offence for an employer to employ a profession or other activity for the in March and April 2007 foreign worker unless the employer has purpose of gain in Singapore unless he obtained in respect of the foreign worker has obtained a valid work pass which a valid work permit which allows the allows him to work in Singapore; Acts brought into operation in foreign worker to work for the employer), (g) to provide that a work pass for a foreign March and April 2007 and that no person may now employ a employee will be valid only in respect of foreign employee unless the foreign the trade or occupation, the type of employee has a valid work pass; employment, the employer and the (d) to enhance the penalties for the offence foreign employee that may be specified Revisions and re-issues of Acts of allowing a foreigner without a valid therein, and that a work pass for a self- and subsidiary legislation in work pass to enter or remain at the work employed foreigner will be valid only in March and April 2007 place; respect of the trade, vocation, profession (e) to require an employer to terminate the or activity and the self-employed employment of a foreign employee foreigner that may be specified therein. where the Controller has decided to The work pass will only be valid for the suspend or revoke the work pass of the period specified in the work pass unless foreign employee; and also to require it is suspended or revoked by the an employer who intends to have the Controller, or cancelled by the Controller work pass of a foreign employee on application by the employer or self- By Joyce Chng and Emily Teo, Legislation cancelled to apply to the Controller to employed foreigner, as the case may be; Division, Attorney-General’s Chambers cancel the work pass and (if so required) (h) to provide that a work pass holder must
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Bills introduced in March and April not allow any other person to have management and operation of onshore 2007 possession of his work pass, and that receiving facilities and liquefied natural upon demand by an employment gas terminals, the production of town inspector, a work pass holder must gas, and the importation of natural gas Subsidiary legislation published produce his work pass for inspection; and liquefied natural gas (LNG); in March and April 2007 (i) to introduce a new offence of failing to (b) to enhance the powers of the Authority notify the Controller of any false with regard to the provision of rights of information; access to a relevant facility; Acts brought into operation in (j) to enhance the investigative powers of (c) to provide for arrangements for allocation March and April 2007 employment inspectors; and of gas in offshore gas pipelines; (k) to make consequential amendments to (d) to provide for a gas network code by certain other written laws arising from which designated gas transporters and the amendment of the short title from relevant gas shippers must abide; Revisions and re-issues of Acts “Employment of Foreign Workers Act” (e) to provide for the control of — and subsidiary legislation in to “Employment of Foreign Manpower (i) the acquisition of equity interests in March and April 2007 Act” and the term “work permit” to a gas transporter, a gas transport “work pass”. agent, a designated entity that owns a gas pipeline network and a The Gas (Amendment) Bill (No 18/2007) designated business trust established seeks to amend the Gas Act (Cap 116A) in respect of a gas pipeline network; principally for the following purposes: (ii) the acquisition of the business of a (a) to extend the regulatory oversight of the gas transporter, a gas transport agent, Energy Market Authority of Singapore a designated entity that owns a gas By Joyce Chng and Emily Teo, Legislation (“the Authority”) to cover the shipping pipeline network and a designated business trust established in respect Division, Attorney-General’s Chambers of gas, the retailing of gas, the of a gas pipeline network; and
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Bills introduced in March and April (iii) the appointments of officers of a gas (a) $2,000 for a licence for the development 2007 transporter and a gas transport agent; of a housing project having not more (f) to provide for the specific sanctions and than ten units; courses of action available in the event (b) $4,500 for a licence for the development Subsidiary legislation published a person fails to comply with any direction of a housing project having more than in March and April 2007 issued by the Minister, or contravenes ten units but not more than 50 units; any regulation made by the Minister, for (c) $7,500 for a licence for the development the purposes of Pt XII of the Act; of a housing project having more than Acts brought into operation in (g) to repeal or delete certain provisions in 50 units but not more than 100 units; March and April 2007 the Act which have not come into force, (d) $11,000 for a licence for the development in order to make amendments to these of a housing project having more than provisions; and 100 units but not more than 200 units; (h) to make consequential amendments in (e) $14,000 for a licence for the development Revisions and re-issues of Acts connection with the above purposes. of a housing project having more than and subsidiary legislation in 200 units but not more than 400 units; March and April 2007 Subsidiary legislation published in March and and April 2007 (f) $17,000 for a licence for the development of a housing project having more than The Housing Developers (Amendment) 400 units. Rules 2007 (GN No S 87/2007, wef 1 April 2007) amend the Housing Developers Rules The Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) (Cap 130, R 1) to specify the new fees Regulations 2007 (GN No S 108/2007, wef payable by a housing developer for licences 13 March 2007) amend the Misuse of Drugs By Joyce Chng and Emily Teo, Legislation granted under s 4(4) of the Housing Regulations (Cap 185, Rg 1) to amend the Division, Attorney-General’s Chambers Developers (Control and Licensing) Act. The following licence fees: new fees are as follows:
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Bills introduced in March and April (a) for any licence to sell controlled drugs The Town Councils (Disbursement of 2007 by wholesale, or for any licence to Moneys from Sinking Fund) (Amendment) manufacture controlled drugs, the new Rules 2007 (GN No S 129/2007, wef 1 April fee is $500 per year; 2007) amend the Town Councils Subsidiary legislation published (b) for any licence to import controlled drugs, (Disbursement of Moneys from Sinking Fund) in March and April 2007 or for any licence to export controlled Rules (Cap 329A, R 5) to provide that, for drugs, the new fee is $100; and the purposes of s 33(6)(a)(v) of the Town (c) for any amendment to any licence on Councils Act, a Town Council may disburse Acts brought into operation in any single occasion — moneys from any of its sinking funds to March and April 2007 (i) the new fee is $200 with site meet expenses or liabilities properly inspection; and attributable to that sinking fund in respect (ii) the new fee is $50 without site of any cyclical replacement of any lift inspection. position display panel for the benefit of Revisions and re-issues of Acts residents in the housing estates of the and subsidiary legislation in The Minister for National Development has, Housing and Development Board within March and April 2007 by the Notification relating to Assignment the Town which the Town Council manages of Function to Housing and Development and maintains. Board (GN No S 123/2007, wef 23 March 2007), assigned to the Housing and The Employment of Foreign Workers (Levy) Development Board the function of selling (Amendment) Order 2007 (GN No granite to persons engaged in the S 144/2007, wef 1 April 2007) amends the construction industry or to such other person Employment of Foreign Workers (Levy) Order as the Board considers appropriate. (Cap 91A, O 1) to provide that, in certain By Joyce Chng and Emily Teo, Legislation circumstances, the levy payable by an Division, Attorney-General’s Chambers employer in respect of each foreign worker
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Bills introduced in March and April employer’s total number of workers or 40% reflect Prof Walter Woon Cheong Ming’s 2007 thereof for foreign manufacturing workers) is appointment as a member of the Senior reduced from $310 for every calendar month Personnel Board D in place of Mr Chan to $280, and where the foreign worker is Seng Onn. Subsidiary legislation published employed for part of a month, the levy is in March and April 2007 reduced from $11 to $10 for every day during The Minister for Information, which the worker is employed in that month, Communications and the Arts, being of the subject to a cap of $280 in total. The opinion that the possession or distribution Acts brought into operation in circumstances under which the new rates of of the film “Zahari’s 17 Years” by Mr See March and April 2007 levy apply are as follows: Tong Ming would be contrary to the public (a) where the employer’s foreign workers interest, has, by the Films (Prohibited Film) exceed the threshold percentage of 30% Order 2007 (GN No S 153/2007, wef 12 April but form not more than 35% of the 2007), prohibited the possession and Revisions and re-issues of Acts employer’s total number of workers; and distribution of that film by any person. and subsidiary legislation in (b) where the employer’s foreign March and April 2007 manufacturing workers exceeds the threshold percentage of 40% but form not more than 50% of the employer’s total number of workers.
The Public Service (Special and Senior Personnel Boards) (Amendment) Order 2007 (GN No S 147/2007, wef 1 April 2007) By Joyce Chng and Emily Teo, Legislation amends the Public Service (Special and Division, Attorney-General’s Chambers Senior Personnel Boards) Order (O 2) to
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Bills introduced in March and April Acts brought into operation in March and 5. Economic Expansion Incentives (Relief 2007 April 2007 from Income Tax) (Amendment) Act 2007 (Act 14 of 2007) (Sections 2(a) and 1. Statutes (Miscellaneous Amendment) 2(b) wef 5 March 2007). Subsidiary legislation published Act 2007 (Act 2 of 2007) — in March and April 2007 (a) Sections 2–5, 7, 9, 10 and 12–18 wef 6. Administration of Muslim Law 1 March 2007 vide GN No S 62/2007. (Amendment) Act 2005 (Act 35 of 2005) (b) Section 6 wef 1 April 2007 vide GN (wef 19 March 2007 vide GN No No S 62/2007. S 113/2007 except ss 2, 3(a), 3(c), 4, 8(a), Acts brought into operation in 9 and 12). March and April 2007 2. Children Development Co-Savings (Amendment) Act 2007 (Act 9 of 2007) 7. Supplementary Supply (FY 2006) Act (wef 1 March vide GN No S 79/2007). 2007 (Act 17 of 2007) (wef 26 March Revisions and re-issues of Acts 2007). and subsidiary legislation in 3. Land Transport Authority of Singapore 8. Banking (Amendment) Act 2007 (Act 1 March and April 2007 (Amendment) Act 2007 (Act 11 of 2007) (wef 1 March 2007 vide GN No of 2007) (wef 31 March 2007 vide GN S 81/2007). No S 137/2007).
4. Charities (Amendment) Act 2007 (Act 10 9. Supply Act 2007 (Act 18 of 2007) (wef of 2007) (wef 1 March 2007 vide GN No 1 April 2007). S 88/2007). 10.Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (Amendment) Act 2007 (Act 16 of 2007) (wef 1 April 2007 vide GN No By Joyce Chng and Emily Teo, Legislation S 128/2007). Division, Attorney-General’s Chambers
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Bills introduced in March and April Revisions and re-issues of Acts and Re-issue of Subject Index to Subsidiary 2007 subsidiary legislation in March and April Legislation 2007 The Law Revision Commissioners have prepared and published a re-issue of the Subsidiary legislation published Revision of Acts Subject Index to Subsidiary Legislation in in March and April 2007 The Law Revision Commissioners have respect of all subsidiary legislation enacted published, in loose-leaf form, a revised before 31 December 2006, which will replace edition of the following Acts, incorporating the existing Subject Index to Subsidiary Acts brought into operation in amendments up to 1 March 2007 (wef Legislation as from 30 March 2007. March and April 2007 31 March 2007 vide GN No S 119/2007):
1. Financial Advisers Act (Cap 110). Revisions and re-issues of Acts 2. Parliamentary Elections Act (Cap 218). and subsidiary legislation in 3. Presidential Elections Act (Cap 240A). 4. Road Traffic (Special Powers) Act March and April 2007 (Cap 277).
Re-issue of Subject Index to Acts The Law Revision Commissioners have prepared and published a re-issue of the Subject Index to Acts in respect of all Acts enacted before 1 January 2007, which will replace the existing Subject Index to Acts By Joyce Chng and Emily Teo, Legislation as from 30 March 2007. Division, Attorney-General’s Chambers
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