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Counsellors Act 1998 s 23

Counsellors Act 1998 s 23

s 23 Practising certificate required

(1) No person shall practise as a counsellor unless he holds a valid practicing certificate issued under this Act. (2) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) shall be liable to disciplinary proceedings under Part VI and shall not be entitled to recover in any court any fee, charge or remuneration for his counselling services.

Malay text (authoritative)

Perakuan amalan dikehendaki

(1) Tiada seorang pun boleh menjalankan amalan sebagai kaunselor melainkan jika dia memegang suatu perakuan amalan yang sah yang dikeluarkan di bawah Akta ini. (2) Mana-mana orang yang melanggar subseksyen (1) boleh dikenakan prosiding tatatertib di bawah Bahagian VI dan tidak berhak untuk mendapatkan dalam mana-mana mahkamah apa-apa fi, caj atau saraan bagi perkhidmatan kaunselingnya.

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Find Act 580 on lom.agc.gov.my ↗

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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