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Legal Profession Act 1976 s 15

Legal Profession Act 1976 s 15

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s 15 Petition for admission with affidavit

(1) This section shall apply to every person who proposes to apply to be admitted and enrolled as an advocate and solicitor. (2) An application for admission under this section shall be by a petition to the Court and verified by affidavit. (3) Every petitioner shall, not less than fourteen days before his petition is to be heard or such shorter period as the Court may allow, file an affidavit exhibiting— (a) where applicable, true copies of any documentary evidence showing that he is a qualified person; (b) two recent certificates as to his good character; (c) a certificate of diligence from his master with whom he served his pupillage in cases where he is required to serve a period of pupillage, or in the absence of such certificate any other evidence as the Court may require showing that he has served such pupillage with diligence; (d) where applicable, a certificate signed by the Secretary of the Board that the petitioner has attended the courses of instruction and passed the examinations, if any, required in his case under this Act; (e) where applicable, a certificate from his principal that he has satisfactorily served the appropriate period as an articled clerk; (f) true copies of any documentary evidence showing that he is either a Federal citizen or a permanent resident of Malaysia; and (g) true copies of any documentary evidence that he has passed or is exempted from the Bahasa Malaysia Qualifying Examination. (4) The petition, notice, affidavit and certificates referred to in this section shall be in the forms prescribed by the Board. (5) The petitioner shall file his petition at the Registrar’s Office at the Central Registry accompanied by notices intimating that he has so petitioned; such notices shall be posted and continue to be posted at all the High Courts for three months before the petitioner is admitted and enrolled as an advocate and solicitor.

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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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