Legal Profession Act Malaysia

An act to consolidate the law relating to the legal profession in malaysia.

Legal profession act malaysia. Enacted by the parliament of malaysia as follows. This act shall apply throughout malaysia but shall only be. 1 this act may be cited as the legal profession amendment act 2013. 1 no advocate and solicitor shall wilfully and knowingly act as agent in any legal proceedings of any kind or in any matter which under this act can be done only by an advocate and solicitor who has a valid practising certificate for another advocate and solicitor who does not have a valid practising certificate or permit his name to be made use of in any such proceedings or matter on the account or for the profit of such other advocate and solicitor or send any process to such other.

Legal profession act 1976 malaysia act 166 bahasa malaysia qualifying examination. Laws of malaysia act a1456 legal profession amendment act 2013 an act to amend the legal profession act 1976. Note references to west malaysia shall be construed as peninsular malaysia see subsection 5 2 of the interpretation amendment act 1997 act a996. 2 the minister may appoint different dates for the coming into operation of the different parts or provisions of this act and different dates may be appointed for the coming into operation of this act in peninsular malaysia sabah and sarawak.

Ordinance 57 of 1966 revised edition 2009 1st june 2009 an act to establish the singapore institute of legal education to constitute the law society of singapore and to amend and consolidate the law relating to the legal profession. To start it off let s look specifically at section 77 of the lpa. 2 this act comes into operation on a date to be appointed. The particular law that governs how the legal profession works is the legal profession act 1976 lpa 1976.

1 this act may be cited as the legal profession act 1976. 1 without prejudice to any other power to make rules provided under this act the bar council may with the approval of the attorney general make rules for regulating the professional practice etiquette. In no circumstance will the legal profession qualifying board malaysia be liable or responsible for any damages whatsoever including without limitation special indirect or consequential arising out of or related to the use or reliance of the information contained in it whether by action in contract or tort or otherwise howsoever. Legal profession act chapter 161 original enactment.

2 the minister may appoint different dates for the coming into operation of the different parts or provisions of this act and different dates may be appointed for the coming into operation of this act in peninsular malaysia sabah and sarawak. 1 this act may be cited as the legal profession act 1976. Subsection 11 2 of the legal profession act 1976 provides that as from 1 january 1984 no qualified person shall be admitted as an advocate and solicitor unless he has passed or is exempted from the bahasa malaysia qualifying examination. Peninsular malaysia 1 june 1977 p u b 327 1977.

B 327 77 be it enacted by the seri paduka baginda yang di pertuan agong with the advice and consent of the dewan negara and dewan.