Advocates Ordinance (Sabah) (Amendment) Act 2017 · s 7c

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7c.  (1)  Subject to sections 7d and 7e, the Law
Society shall at any time after the month of June in the preceding year issue an Annual Certificate to an advocate within twenty-eight days of the receipt of an application under subsection (2) if—
(a)	 the Law Society is satisfied that the application complies with that subsection and any rules made under this section;
(b)	 the Law Society is satisfied that the applicant is not disqualified from holding a certificate to practise under section 9a;
(c)	 the applicant is not in arrears in respect of any subscription or levy lawfully due to the Law Society under this Ordinance;
and
(d)	 the applicant intends to practise under an approved name.
(2)  An application by an advocate for an Annual
Certificate shall be made in such form as may be prescribed by the rules made under this section and shall be accompanied by appropriate certificates showing that paragraph 1(c) has been complied with.
(3)	 Disciplinary proceedings may be taken against any advocate if in, or in relation to, an application under this section he makes a false statement material to the application.
(4)	 Subject to this Ordinance, the Law Society may make rules regulating the issue of Annual
Certificates.
(5)  Any rules made by the Law Society under this section shall be signed by the President of the
Law Society and published in the Sabah Government
Gazette.
Issue of Annual
Certificate in certain conditions.

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s 7c

(1)

Subject to sections 7d and 7e, the Law

Society shall at any time after the month of June in the preceding year issue an Annual Certificate to an advocate within twenty-eight days of the receipt of an application under subsection (2) if—

(a)

the Law Society is satisfied that the application complies with that subsection and any rules made under this section;

(b)

the Law Society is satisfied that the applicant is not disqualified from holding a certificate to practise under section 9a;

(c)

the applicant is not in arrears in respect of any subscription or levy lawfully due to the Law Society under this Ordinance;

and

(d)

the applicant intends to practise under an approved name.

(2)

An application by an advocate for an Annual

Certificate shall be made in such form as may be prescribed by the rules made under this section and shall be accompanied by appropriate certificates showing that paragraph 1(c) has been complied with.

(3)

Disciplinary proceedings may be taken against any advocate if in, or in relation to, an application under this section he makes a false statement material to the application.

(4)

Subject to this Ordinance, the Law Society may make rules regulating the issue of Annual

Certificates.

(5)

Any rules made by the Law Society under this section shall be signed by the President of the

Law Society and published in the Sabah Government

Gazette.

Issue of Annual

Certificate in certain conditions.