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The Patents (Amendment) Rules 2007 has been gazetted on 19 January 2007.

This amendment is to the First Schedule of the Patents Rules and the changes will come into force on 1 February 2007.

A new two-tier licence framework for Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) rolled out by the Media Development Authority of Singapore (MDA) today aims to further facilitate the growth of IPTV services in Singapore, leading to tangible benefits for the industry and consumers.

Leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations have authorized the drawing up of a charter that would give their organization a legal basis for the first time since it was founded four decades ago.

Singapore has reaffirmed its commitment to international efforts to protect the ozone layer by acceding to the 1999 Beijing Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer. The 1999 Beijing Amendment, which is the most recent amendment to the Montreal Protocol, came into force on 25 Feb 2002. It introduced control measures for production for hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) and imposed restrictions on trade with non-Parties for these HCFCs. The amendment further introduced control measures for both production and consumption for one new group of substances, namely bromochloromethane (BCM). The periodical revisions of the Montreal Protocol have ensured that efforts to prevent ozone layer depletion are on track.

This Circular clarifies the property tax treatment on en-bloc sales sites or developments which are collectively sold by the owners of individual units to the developer.

India and Singapore have concluded a round of air services consultations with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to expand the air services between both countries. This will pave the way for carriers of both sides to increase the number of services between the Indian metropolitan cities of Chennai, Bangalore and Delhi, and Singapore. A new air link between the Indian city of Coimbatore and Singapore is now also possible. There are additional fifth freedom traffic rights granted to the airlines of both India and Singapore under the MoU.

An Agreement for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with respect to Taxes on Income was signed today between the Republic of Singapore and the Kingdom of Morocco.

AFTER 43 years in the legal profession, the Chief Judge of Malaya, Siti Norma Yaakob, retired on 5 January 2007.

The Chief Justice Chan Sek Keong announced at the Opening Of the Legal Year 2007 the appointment of three new Senior Counsels - Sant Singh, Harpeet Singh and Toh Kian Sing. This being in total 45 Senior Counsels in Singapore.

The Singapore Management University (SMU) will be starting a School of Law with effect from 2007. The SMU School of Law will provide legal education with a strong business orientation to prepare its graduates for law practice in Singapore and in the region. It will also add richness and diversity to the legal education landscape in Singapore. The School will offer a 4-year undergraduate single Law degree programme, and a 5-year double degree programme combining the Law degree programme with SMU’s existing non-law programmes of Accountancy, Business, Economics, Information Systems, and Social Sciences. The School will start to admit students in Academic Year (AY) 2007.

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