Legal Profession Act 1976 s 24

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s 24 Period of articles and condition of articles

(1) The period of articles for an articled clerk who is a graduate of a University recognized by the Board for the purpose of this section shall be three years. (2) The period of articles for every other person shall be five years. (3) No articled clerk shall, without the special leave in writing of the Bar Council, hold any office or engage in any employment of any kind, whether full time or otherwise, during his articles but nothing in this subsection shall preclude an articled clerk from receiving remuneration from his principal.

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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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