AKTA ORDINAN PEGUAM BELA (SABAH) (PINDAAN) 2021

Akta ini mula berkuat kuasa pada tarikh yang ditetapkan oleh Menteri melalui pemberitahuan dalam Warta dan Menteri boleh menetapkan tarikh yang berlainan bagi permulaan kuat kuasa peruntukan yang berlainan Akta ini.

Pindaan seksyen 7c

dalam subseksyen (5), dengan memotong perkataan

“with a member each from paragraphs 2(a), (b) and (c)”;

dalam subseksyen (6), dengan memasukkan selepas perkataan “the Law Society” perkataan “or his alternate”;

dalam subseksyen (7), dengan memasukkan selepas perkataan “the Law Society” perkataan “or his alternate”;

dalam subseksyen (9), dengan menggantikan perkataan

“a full-time employee” dengan perkataan “an employee”;

dan

dengan memasukkan selepas subseksyen (9) subseksyen yang berikut:

“(9a)   Wherever it is deemed necessary and expedient, the Disciplinary Board may sit in two or more panels consisting of members who shall be appointed by the

Chairman from amongst the members of the Disciplinary

Board.

The quorum of the panel shall be three members.

Any hearing, disposal, determination, decision, ruling, direction, order or final order of the panel shall be deemed to be the hearing, disposal, determination, decision, ruling, direction, order or final order of the

Disciplinary Board.”.

Pindaan seksyen 12c

dengan menggantikan nota birai dengan nota birai yang berikut:

“Classification and handling of complaints.”; dan

dengan menggantikan subseksyen (1) dengan subseksyen yang berikut:

“(1)  Where a written complaint is made or referred to the Disciplinary Board, the Disciplinary Board shall, if it is satisfied that—

there is no merit in the complaint or the complaint is frivolous and vexatious, dismiss the complaint and notify the complainant and the advocate concerned of its decision; or

there is merit in the complaint, proceed to hear such complaint in accordance with such rules as may from time to time be made under this

Ordinance.”.

Pindaan seksyen 12g

dalam subperenggan (1)(c)(i), dengan menggantikan perkataan “reprimand or censure” dengan perkataan

“having costs awarded against him”; dan

dengan memasukkan selepas subseksyen (2) subseksyen yang berikut:

“(3)  The Disciplinary Board may, at any stage of the disciplinary proceedings or in its decision in appropriate cases, make an order of costs against the complainant or against the advocate concerned, as the case may be, to be paid to the opposite party as the Disciplinary Board may deem fit.”.

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Akta A1640

Pindaan seksyen 12h

dalam perenggan (2)(g), dengan menggantikan perkataan

“six” dengan perkataan “eight”;

dalam subseksyen (7), dengan memasukkan selepas perkataan

“shall be elected” perkataan “biennially”; dan

dengan memasukkan selepas subseksyen (7) subseksyen yang berikut:

“(7a)  Election of members of the Executive Committee may be by show of hands or by secret ballot if the members at the meeting so decide, provided that the Law Society may make rules to provide for and to regulate voting by online voting or postal ballot in such cases as it may deem fit.

Any rules made under subsection (7a) shall not come into operation until they have been published in the Sabah Government Gazette.”.

Pindaan seksyen 13k

dalam perenggan (c), dengan memotong perkataan “or”

di hujung perenggan itu;

dalam perenggan (d), dengan menggantikan koma di hujung perenggan itu dengan perkataan “; or”; dan

dengan memasukkan selepas perenggan (d) perenggan yang berikut:

“(e) is incapacitated due to illness or any other cause,”.

Permulaan kuat kuasa seksyen 23 Akta A1528