Section 40H

Upon receiving the application, the Bar Council shall refer such application to the Selection Committee for consideration and recommendation.

The Bar Council shall, upon the recommendation of the

Selection Committee, grant or refuse an application made under subsection (1).

Any Malaysian law firm which employs a foreign lawyer in contravention of this section shall be guilty of an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand ringgit.

Suspension or revocation of licence