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Section 33

of Syarie Legal Profession (Federal Territories) Act 2019

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Section 33

(1)

Subject to this Act and any other written law, a Peguam Syarie shall have exclusive right to appear and plead on behalf of his client in all syariah courts in the Federal Territories according to the law in force in the syariah court and all Peguam Syarie shall have the same rights and privileges without differentiation.

(2)

Nothing contained in this Part shall affect the right of —

(a)

a syariah officer, Syariah Prosecutor and other qualified person appointed temporarily to perform the duties of legal officers or syariah officers on behalf of the Government in any syariah court, provided that he is a Muslim; and

(b)

the Director General of Legal Aid or any person appointed to assist the Director General of Legal Aid under section 3 of the Legal Aid

Act 1971 [Act 26] acting in the performance of his duties.