Malaysia legislation
Section 11
Section 11
(a)
has attained the age of eighteen years;
(b)
is of good character; and
(i)
has not been convicted in Malaysia or elsewhere of a criminal offence as would render him unfit to be a member of his profession, and in particular, but not limited to, an offence involving fraud or dishonesty;
(ii)
has not been adjudicated bankrupt and has not been found guilty of any of the acts or omissions mentioned in paragraph 33(6)(a), (b), (c), (e), (f), (h), (k) or (l) of the Bankruptcy Act 1967 [Act 360];
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(iii)
has not done any other act which, if being a barrister or solicitor in England, would render him liable to be disbarred, disqualified or suspended from practice; or
(iv)
has not been, or is not liable to be, disbarred, disqualified or suspended in his capacity as a legal practitioner in any other country;
(c)
is either a Federal citizen or a permanent resident of
Malaysia;
(d)
has satisfactorily served in Malaysia the prescribed period of pupillage for qualified persons.
(2)
As from the 1 January 1984, no qualified person shall be admitted as an advocate and solicitor unless, in addition to satisfying the requirements of subsection (1), he has passed or is exempted from the Bahasa Malaysia Qualifying Examination.
Period of pupillage of qualified person