Legal Profession Act 1976 · Updated to 1 Aug 2018 · Part VII · Disciplinary Proceedings
96. Appointment of Disciplinary Committee Panel
Feedback & supportThe Disciplinary Board shall, from time to time as may be required, appoint a Disciplinary Committee Panel, from a list supplied by the Bar Council, comprising thirty members of whom twenty members shall be advocates and solicitors of not less than ten years’
Bar Council
“Bar Council” and “Council” mean the central council of the Malaysian Bar established under section 47;
standing and having valid practising certificates and ten members who are lay persons:
Provided that the Disciplinary Board may, whenever it deems it necessary or expedient, and after consulting the Bar Council, vary the
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number of members of the Disciplinary Committee Panel. Any variation of the number of members shall be in the same proportion of advocates and solicitors and lay persons as described above.
Every member of the Disciplinary Committee Panel shall serve for two years:
Provided that the Disciplinary Board may extend his term for a period not exceeding a further two years or reappoint him.