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PART I

ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS

A. Certificate in Legal Practice

A person who has passed the final examination conducted by any of the universities listed, leading to the degree of Bachelor of Laws after 1st May 1999 is required to sit for and pass the examination for the Malaysian Certificate in Legal Practice (CLP) conducted by the Legal Profession Qualifying Board before he or she is deemed to be a "Qualified Person" under section 3 of the Legal Profession Act 1976.

B. New Criteria

In addition to the requirement in A., a candidate with any of the law degrees as are listed (Australia & New Zealand), must satisfy the following criteria as pre-requisites to sit for the CLP examination.

RULES

1. Entry requirements

Candidates must have obtained the minimum grades as the entry requirements into the law programs which are as follows :

1. Achievement at the SPM level or its equivalent. All candidates must have obtained a minimum of 3 credit passes at the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) or its equivalent which passes must be obtained in the one and the same sitting of the examination.
   
   
2. Achievement at STPM level or its equivalent
   1. All candidates must have obtained a minimum of 2 principal passes at the Sijil Tinggi Pelajaran Malaysia (STPM) or its equivalent which passes must be obtained in the one and same sitting of the examination
      
      and
      
      
   2. The duration of the STPM course of study or its equivalent SHALL be a minimum of one academic year.
      
      
3. For the purposes of these Guidelines
   
   
   1. The qualifications which are accepted as equivalent to the SPM are
      
      
      1. The "O" level examination by the various Boards in the United Kingdom
      2. The School Certificate examination in Australia, and
      3. The School Certificate examination for New Zealand schools, colleges and high schools
         
         
   2. The qualifications which are accepted as equivalent to the STPM are
      
      
      1. The "A" levels examination by the various Boards in the United Kingdom
      2. The Australian Matriculation examination
      3. The New Zealand Bursaries Examination and
      4. Any other qualification which may be accepted by the Legal Profession Qualifying Board Malaysia as equivalent to the STPM

2. Duration of the law degree

1. The duration for the law degrees SHALL be a minimum of 3 academic years.
   
   
2. In the case of a full-time study at a university, the law degree which is obtained must be completed within 6 years of initial registration with that university

3. Subjects

1. The law degree SHALL contain a minimum of 12 substantive law subjects,
   
   And
   
   
2. The 12 law subjects SHALL include the following 6 core subjects :
   • Law of Contract
     
   • Law of Torts
     
   • Constitutional Law
     
   • Criminal Law
     
   • Land Law and
     
   • Equity and Trusts
   
   And
   
   
3. Each of the core-subjects as in Rule 3.2 above SHALL be studied for the duration of one academic year
   
   And
   
   
4. Candidates must have passed all the core-subjects mentioned in Rule 3.2 above.