Legal Profession Act 1976 · Updated to 1 Aug 2018 · Part III · Practising Certificates
30. Disqualification for practising certificate
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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
unless he is practising or intends to practise either on his own account or in partnership in Malaysia; or
unless he is or is about to be employed full time in his practice in Malaysia by an advocate and solicitor or a firm of advocates and solicitors in practice in Malaysia; or
if he is gainfully employed by any other person, firm or body in a capacity other than as an advocate and solicitor.
For the purpose of this section a qualified person shall not be construed as being gainfully employed if he is serving in the Judicial and Legal Service.
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“qualified person” means any person who— NOTE—The Companies Act 1965 has since been repealed by the Companies Act 2016 w.e.f. 31 January 2017–see subsection 620(1)…
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Any qualified person who is gainfully employed in accordance with paragraph (1)(c) shall surrender his practising certificate to the
practising certificate
“practising certificate” means a certificate issued by the Registrar under section 29;
Registrar.
Registrar
“Registrar” means the Registrar of the High Court and includes a Deputy Registrar, Senior Assistant Registrar and an Assistant Registrar;