Malaysia legislation
Section 14
Section 14
The Ordinance is amended by inserting after section 9
the following sections:
“Disqualification for certificate to practise.
Quoted provision
Section 9a
(a)
unless he is practising or intends to practise either on his own account or in partnership in Sabah under a firm registered under section 7f;
(b)
unless he is or is about to be employed full time in his practice in Sabah by an advocate or a firm of advocates in practice in Sabah under a firm registered under section 7f; or
(c)
if he is gainfully employed by any other person, firm or body other than an advocate or a firm of advocates in a capacity other than as an advocate.
(2)
For the purpose of this section, an advocate shall not be construed as being gainfully employed if he is serving in the Judicial and Legal Service or the State Legal Service.
(3)
Any advocate who is gainfully employed in accordance with paragraph (1)(c) shall surrender his certificate to practise to the Registrar.
Register of
Advocates.
Quoted provision
Section 9b
(2)
If there is any change with respect to any advocate in the particulars referred to in subsection (1) that advocate shall within one month thereafter notify the Registrar and the
Law Society, and the Registrar shall then cause the entry to be made in respect of that advocate in the Register of Advocates.”.
Substitution of section 10