Legal Profession Act 1976 · Updated to 1 Aug 2018 · Part II · Legal Profession Qualifying Board
24. Period of articles and condition of articles
Feedback & supportThe period of articles for an articled clerk who is a graduate of a University recognized by the Board for the purpose of this section shall be three years.
The period of articles for every other person shall be five years.
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.
Bar Council
“Bar Council” and “Council” mean the central council of the Malaysian Bar established under section 47;
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