Malaysia legislation

Section 8

of ADVOCATES ORDINANCE (SABAH) (AMENDMENT) ACT 2021

Section 8

Amendment of section 13d

(a)

in paragraph (2)(g), by substituting for the word “six”

the word “eight”;

(b)

in subsection (7), by inserting after the words “shall be elected”

the word “biennially”; and

(c)

by inserting after subsection (7) the following subsections:

“(7a) Election of members of the Executive Committee may be by show of hands or by secret ballot if the members at the meeting so decide, provided that the

Law Society may make rules to provide for and to regulate voting by online voting or postal ballot in such cases as it may deem fit.

(7b)

Any rules made under subsection (7a) shall not come into operation until they have been published in the Sabah Government Gazette.”.

Amendment of section 13k

Section 8 — AKTA ORDINAN PEGUAM BELA (SABAH) (PINDAAN) 2021