Legal Profession Act 1976 · Updated to 1 Aug 2018 · Part II · Legal Profession Qualifying Board
12. Period of pupillage of qualified person
Feedback & supportFor the purposes of this Part, a qualified person shall during his period of pupillage be known as a “pupil”, and a person with whom a pupil serves his period of pupillage or any part thereof shall be known as a “master”.
qualified person
“qualified person” means any person who— NOTE—The Companies Act 1965 has since been repealed by the Companies Act 2016 w.e.f. 31 January 2017–see subsection 620(1)…
A qualified person shall, before he is admitted as an advocate and solicitor, serve a period of pupillage and, subject to this section and section 13, the prescribed period of pupillage shall be nine months.
advocate and solicitor
“advocate and solicitor” includes the executors, administrators and assignees of the advocate and solicitor in question. Legal Profession 141 Advocate and solicitor entitled to charge on property for costs
No qualified person shall, without the special leave in writing of the Bar Council, hold any office or engage in any employment of any kind, whether full-time or otherwise, during his period of pupillage, but nothing in this subsection shall preclude a pupil from receiving remuneration from his master.
Bar Council
“Bar Council” and “Council” mean the central council of the Malaysian Bar established under section 47;
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