DCM: Bid to cover Sarawak under legal profession Bill needs state’s nod
Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri James Masing said the Legal Profession Bill must be ratified by the Sarawak state legislative assembly. — Picture by Sulok Tawie
He said the Legal Profession Bill must be ratified by the Sarawak state legislative assembly if it is to extend jurisdiction to the state that has its own Advocate Ordinance Sarawak 1953, with different criteria to practise as a lawyer. He said any law passed by Parliament that affects Sarawak’s rights will have to be endorsed by the state legislative assembly before it can be extended.
“That is why it is very important that we must draw our line. If we make a wrong step and if we agree to the Bill, then it will become a law that affects our rights,” he said.
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