Legal Profession Act 1976 · Updated to 1 Aug 2018 · Part II · Legal Profession Qualifying Board
5. Functions of Board
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the Board
“the Board” means the Legal Profession Qualifying Board established under section 4;
to prescribe the qualifications required for the entry of any person into articles with a view to his admission as an advocate and solicitor;
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
to provide courses of instruction for, and to regulate the training and instruction of, articled clerks;
to provide for the examination of articled clerks wishing to become qualified persons;
to decide on the qualifications, if any, other than those set out in paragraphs (a) and (b) of the definition of “qualified person” in section 3, which may entitle a person to become a qualified person for the purposes of this Act;
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“qualified person” means any person who— NOTE—The Companies Act 1965 has since been repealed by the Companies Act 2016 w.e.f. 31 January 2017–see subsection 620(1)…
to provide courses of instruction for, and for the examination of, persons whose qualifications are not sufficient to make them qualified persons for the purposes of this Act except after undergoing the courses and passing the examination;
to provide for the management and conduct of the Bahasa
Malaysia Qualifying Examination.
NOTE—see subsections 4(2) –
of the Legal Profession (Amendment) Act 2006 [Act A1269].
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