Outline   D. Legal Profession Act (Chapter 161) [Rev. Ed. 2001]
Interpretation
2(1)	In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires -
	"qualified person" means any person who -
	(a)	before 1st May 1993 -
		(i)	has passed the final examination for the degree of Bachelor of Laws in the University of Malaya in Singapore, the University of Singapore or the National University of Singapore;
		(ii)	was and still is a barrister-at-law of England or of Northern Ireland or a member of the Faculty of Advocates in Scotland;
		(iii)	was and still is a solicitor in England or Northern Ireland or a writer to the Signet, law agent or solicitor in Scotland; or
		(iv)	was and still is in possession of such other degree or qualification as may have been declared by the Minister under section 7 in force immediately before 1st January 1994 and has obtained a certificate from the Board under that section;
	(b)	on or after 1st May 1993 possesses such qualifications and satisfies such requirements as the Minister may prescribe under subsection (2)*; or
	(c)	is approved by the Board as a qualified person under section 7.
*Please refer to the Legal Profession (Qualified Persons) Rules 2001#, the Legal Profession (Qualified Persons) (Amendment) Rules 2003, the Legal Profession (Qualified Persons) (Amendment) Rules 2004, the Legal Profession (Qualified Persons) (Amendment) Rules 2005 and the Legal Profession (Qualified Persons) (Amendment) Rules 2006 which sets out the qualifications and requirements that a person has to possess and satisfy in order to be a “qualified person”.
# (R15 2002 Revised Edition)