Malaysia legislation

Section 29

of *SYARIE LEGAL PROFESSION (FEDERAL TERRITORIES) ACT 2019

Section 29

(2)

The application under subsection (1) shall be accompanied by—

(a)

a declaration in writing stating—

(i)

his full name;

(ii)

the name of the firm under which the Peguam Syarie practices;

(iii)

the principal and any other address at which he practises; and

(iv)

that he is not disqualified from applying for an Annual

Practising Certificate under section 30;

(b)

a Supporting Acknowledgement issued by the Majlis Peguam

Syarie; and

(c)

a prescribed fee.

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(3)

The Chief Registrar shall, upon being satisfied that all the necessary documents referred to in subsection (2) are in order, issue to the Peguam

Syarie an Annual Practising Certificate.

(4)

Subject to subsection (5), every Annual Practising Certificate shall be signed by the Chief Registrar and shall be valid from the date of issuance to the end of the year except if—

(a)

the name of the Peguam Syarie is removed or struck off from the

Register, the Annual Practising Certificate of the Peguam Syarie shall expire forthwith and the date of expiration shall be entered by the Chief Registrar in the Register; or

(b)

a Peguam Syarie is adjudicated bankrupt or a bankruptcy order is made against him, the Annual Practising Certificate of the Peguam

Syarie shall be suspended forthwith until the consent of the Majlis

Peguam Syarie to reinstate the Annual Practising Certificate of the

Peguam Syarie is obtained.

(5)

If a Peguam Syarie has duly complied with the requirement under subsection (1) in the month of January of any year, the Annual Practising

Certificate issued to him in respect of that year shall be deemed to have come into operation from 1 January of that particular year.

(6)

In this section, the word “year” means the period from 1 January in any calendar year to 31 December in the same calendar year.

Disqualification from getting Annual Practising Certificate

Section 29 — SYARIE LEGAL PROFESSION (FEDERAL TERRITORIES) ACT 2019