Malaysia legislation
Section 24
Section 24
Period of articles and condition of articles
(2)
The period of articles for every other person shall be five years.
(3)
No articled clerk 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 articles but nothing in this subsection shall preclude an articled clerk from receiving remuneration from his principal.
30 Laws of Malaysia ACT 166
Condition of admission of articled clerk