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Rh :(c) by deleting the words “and Legal Service Officers” in the section heading and substituting the words “, Legal Service Officers and PD Officers”.

(4) Section 82A of the Legal Profession Act 1966 is amended—
 * (a) by deleting the words “or Legal Service Officer” in subsection (1) and substituting the words “, Legal Service Officer or PD Officer”;
 * (b) by inserting, immediately after the words “Legal Service Officers” in subsection (2), the words “, PD Officers”;
 * (c) by inserting, immediately after the words “a Legal Service Officer” wherever they appear in subsection (3), the words “, a PD Officer”;
 * (d) by inserting, immediately after the words “, Legal Service Officer” wherever they appear in subsections (4), (5), (6A), (8), (9), (10) and (12)(a), the words “, PD Officer”;
 * (e) by deleting the words “or a Legal Service Officer” in subsection (10) and substituting the words “, a Legal Service Officer or a PD Officer”; and
 * (f) by deleting the words “and non-practising solicitors” in the section heading and substituting the words “, PD Officers and non-practising solicitors”.

(5) Section 94A(3) of the Legal Profession Act 1966 is amended by deleting the words “or Legal Service Officer” and substituting the words “, Legal Service Officer or PD Officer”.

(6) Section 98A(1) of the Legal Profession Act 1966 is amended by inserting, immediately after the words “, Legal Service Officer” wherever they appear, the words “, PD Officer”.

Related amendments to Singapore Academy of Law Act 1988

28.—(1) Section 2 of the Singapore Academy of Law Act 1988 is amended by inserting, immediately after the definition of “member”, the following definition: