Outline   F. Admission of Malayan Practitioners Under Section 15 of The Legal Profession Act
Section 15 (1)
A Malayan practitioner who does not qualify under subsection (2) may be admitted as an advocate and solicitor without being required to serve any period of pupillage or to attend any courses of instruction, but he shall not be admitted unless he has satisfied the Board in such examinations as may be prescribed by the Board.
Section 15 (2)
A Malayan practitioner who has been in active practice in any part of Malaysia for a continuous period of not less than 3 years in the 4 years immediately preceding his petition for admission may be admitted as an advocate and solicitor without being required to serve any period of pupillage or to attend any course of instruction or to pass any examination.
"Malayan practitioner" means any qualified person entitled to practise before a High Court in any part of Western Malaysia (please see Section 2 of the Legal Profession Act for the meaning of a "qualified person")
Procedure
To enable the Board to consider your application pursuant to Section 15 of the Act, you are advised to furnish the following information and documents (certified true copies):
(a)	The document relating to your admission as a candidate for the degree of Bachelor of Laws by the University.
(b)	The certificate of the degree conferred on you.
(c)	Whether you obtained your degree by way of a twining programme/ External or Distance Learning?
(d)	The certificate of admission as a barrister/solicitor in England.
(e)	Were you practising in West Malaysia, if so, please state the relevant period?
For more information on petition for admission under Section 15(1) please refer to Section 17 and for admission under Section 15(2) to Section 18 of the Act.