Malaysia legislation
Section 46
of Housing Developers (Control And Licensing) Ordinance, 1993
Section 46
(2)
No party shall be represented by an advocate at a hearing unless in the opinion of the Tribunal the matter in question involves complex issues of law and one party will suffer severe financial hardship if he is not represented by an advocate; but if one party is subsequently allowed to be represented by an advocate then the other party may also be so represented.
(3)
Subject to subsection (2)―
(a)
a corporation or an unincorporated body of persons may be represented by a fulltime employee of the corporation or body; and
(b)
a minor or any person under a disability may be represented by his next friend or guardian ad litem.
(4)
Where a party is represented as permitted under subsection
(3)
, the Tribunal may impose conditions as it considers necessary to ensure that the other party to the proceedings is not substantially disadvantaged.
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