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Section 7

of Native Courts (Registration of Native Court of Appeal Advocates) Rules 1995

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Section 7

No person shall be registered as a Native Court of Appeal advocate unless he -

(a)

possesses a valid certificate to practise as an advocate in the High Court in

Sabah and Sarawak;

(b)

is a Malaysian citizen of Sabah origin and normally resident in Sabah;

(c)

has attained the age of twenty-one years;

(d)

is a person of good character;

(e)

is fluent in Bahasa Malaysia;

(f)

has not been convicted in Malaysia or elsewhere of a criminal offence indicating fraud, dishonesty or moral turpitude; and

(g)

has not been adjudicated bankrupt or is not subject to any bankruptcy proceedings.

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