Section 30
Disqualification from getting Annual Practising Certificate
of Syarie Legal Profession (Federal Territories) Act 2019
A Peguam Syarie shall be disqualified from applying for an Annual
Practising Certificate—
(a)
unless he is practising or intends to practice either as a sole proprietor or by a partnership in the Federal Territories;
(b)
unless he is employed full time in his practice in the Federal
Territories by a firm under which the Peguam Syarie practises; or
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(c)
if he is gainfully employed by any other person, firm or body in a capacity other than as a Peguam Syarie.
(2)
Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(c), a Peguam Syarie who is gainfully employed by any other person, firm or body in a capacity other than as a
Peguam Syarie may, upon obtaining the approval of the Majlis Peguam
Syarie, apply for an Annual Practising Certificate.
(3)
For the purpose of this section, a qualified person shall not be construed as being gainfully employed if he is serving with the Syariah Officer Services,
Legal Aid Department or Judicial and Legal Services.