Malaysia legislation
Section 21
Section 21
(2)
The previous term or terms of appointment of the Chairman and members of the Disciplinary Board appointed before the commencement of this Act shall not be taken into account for the purposes of computation of limitation of term of appointment under this Act.
(3)
Where on the date of coming into operation of this Act appeals under section 103e were pending before the High Court, the Court of Appeal or the Federal Court, as the case may be, the proceedings shall be continued under and in conformity with the provisions of section 103e as amended by this Act; but where on the coming into operation of this Act any appeal was in the course of being heard but no order or decision had been made on the appeal, the proceedings shall continue under the provisions of the principal Act applicable to those proceedings immediately before the date of coming into operation of this Act.
(4)
Where on the date of coming into operation of this Act, disciplinary proceedings were pending before the Disciplinary
Board, the proceedings shall continue under the provisions of the principal Act applicable to those proceedings immediately before the date of coming into operation of this Act and the
Disciplinary Board may make such order or decision as it could have made under the authority vested in it under the principal Act immediately before the date of coming into operation of this Act.
(5)
Any written application or complaint concerning the conduct of any advocate and solicitor or of any pupil referred to the
Disciplinary Board before the date of coming into operation of this Act shall be dealt with under the provisions of the principal
Act applicable to disciplinary proceedings immediately before the date of coming into operation of this Act.
KUALA LUMPUR