s 28A Attorney General’s power to issue Special Admission Certificates
(1) The Attorney General may issue a special certificate for admission as an advocate and solicitor of the High Court (hereinafter referred to as a “Special Admission Certificate”) to any person who, in his opinion, satisfies the following requirements: (a) (i) is a qualified person; or (ii) is not a qualified person, but is in possession of a qualification which renders him eligible to practise as a barrister, or as a solicitor, or as an advocate and solicitor, or otherwise as a legal practitioner by whatever name called, or to be employed in a legal or judicial capacity in the service of any government, in any country, or in a part or division of any country, or in any territory or place, outside Malaysia; and (b) has been practising as a barrister, or as a solicitor, or as an advocate and solicitor, or otherwise as a legal practitioner by whatever name called, or has been employed in a legal or judicial capacity by any government or by any authority, organization or body, constituted under any law, or has been sometimes so practising or sometimes so employed, wholly or partly within Malaysia or wholly or partly outside Malaysia, for a period of, or for periods which amount in the aggregate to, not less than seven years. (2) Where the Attorney General issues a Special Admission Certificate he shall specify therein the period for which the person issued with such Certificate shall be admitted as an advocate and solicitor. (3) A Special Admission Certificate shall be conclusive evidence that the requirements of paragraphs (1)(a) and (b) have been satisfied, and the validity of such Certificate shall not be reviewed or called in question in any court. (4) In subsection (1)— “government” includes— (i) the Government of Malaysia; (ii) the Government of any State in Malaysia; and (iii) the government of any country, or of a part or division of any country, or of any territory or place, outside Malaysia; and “law” includes— (i) written law as defined in section 3 of the Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967 [Act 388]; and (ii) the law of any country, or of a part or division of any country, or of any territory or place, outside Malaysia. *NOTE—This Part come into force on 1 February 1999–see P.U. (B) 33/1999.