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Legal Profession Act 1976 s 105

Legal Profession Act 1976 s 105

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s 105 Advocate and solicitor may apply to remove his name from the Roll

(1) Any advocate and solicitor may, subject to this section and to any rules made in that behalf, apply to the Court to have his name removed from the Roll. (2) Every such application shall be made by way of originating motion and shall be supported by an affidavit in the prescribed form which shall be served on the Bar Council not less than two months before the application is heard. (3) The Bar Council may for good cause require the applicant to advertise his intention to make the application in such manner as the Bar Council shall direct. (4) An application under this section shall be heard by a Judge sitting in open court. (5) No order shall be made on an application under this section if the Judge is satisfied that— (a) disciplinary action is pending against the applicant; or (b) the conduct of the applicant is the subject of inquiry or investigation under this Part. (6) On the hearing of any such application the Judge may make an order— (a) directing the Registrar to strike off the applicant’s name from the Roll; or (b) adjourning the same sine die or to such date as the Judge seems fair and reasonable, and such order for the payment of costs as may be just.

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Text as at 1 January 2006 (LOM reprint); amendments made after that date may not be incorporated.

Source: Laws of Malaysia, Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia (lom.agc.gov.my). Not a copy of the Gazette printed by the Government Printer (Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967, s 61).

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