Legal Profession Act 1976 · Updated to 1 Aug 2018 · Part V · Malaysian Bar
Section 46
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The amount of the annual subscription to be paid by members of the Malaysian Bar shall, subject to subsections (4) and (5), be fixed from time to time by the Bar Council.
Malaysian Bar
“Malaysian Bar” and “Bar” means the body corporate established under section 41;
In fixing the amount of its subscription, the Bar Council shall be at liberty to divide members into classes, and to provide that different amounts shall be paid by different classes and for different periods and generally to regulate and to vary from time to time the subscriptions payable by members or by different classes of members, as the Bar Council may think fair and reasonable.
Bar Council
“Bar Council” and “Council” mean the central council of the Malaysian Bar established under section 47;
The Bar Council may from time to time fix levies payable by members for any of the purposes of the Malaysian Bar.
The total of the subscriptions payable under subsection (1), the levies payable under subsection (3) and the annual contribution
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payable under section 80 shall not in any calendar year exceed three hundred ringgit for each member without the approval of two-thirds of the members present and voting in person at a general meeting of the
Malaysian Bar.
Liability to pay any annual subscription to the Malaysian Bar shall arise when the subscription has been fixed by the Bar Council.
All annual subscriptions to the Malaysian Bar shall be paid by 30 June of each year.
An advocate and solicitor shall, if he pays his annual subscription after the date mentioned in subsection (5), pay to the Bar
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
Council, in addition to the subscription due, an amount equivalent to the subscription so due.
Council
“Bar Council” and “Council” mean the central council of the Malaysian Bar established under section 47;
Disqualification for Membership of Bar Council,
Bar Committee, etc.
Disqualification for membership of the Bar Council, a Bar
Bar
“Malaysian Bar” and “Bar” means the body corporate established under section 41;
Committee, or of any committee thereof