ADVOCATES AND SOLICITORS (AMENDMENT) BILL

Legislative Assembly of Singapore · 17 April 1962 · 2nd Legislative Assembly

Official Report, 17 April 1962, Vol 17, Issue 8 · Open in the reader (summaries, search, filters)

4.08 p.m.

Order for Second Reading read.

The Minister for Health and Law (Mr K. M. Byrne): Mr Speaker, Sir, because of certain developments in the Federation where the ad hoc admission of Queen's Counsel has been refused, the Government would like an opportunity to reconsider certain clauses of the Bill, and I will therefore name another sitting day. You have ruled just now, Mr Speaker, Sir, that on the adjournment, the Leader of the House will move for a new sitting day, and the date that is decided by the House will be the new sitting day for this Bill.

Mr Speaker: The next available sitting day after the disposal of the Business on the Order Paper.

Source: Singapore Parliament Official Report (Hansard) for 17 April 1962. Republished on SGParliament.