Rule 16. All Peguam Syarie under the control of the Committee.
(1) A Peguam Syarie shall be subject to the control of the Committee and shall be liable, on due cause shown, to be censured, suspended or removed from the Register.
(2) Due cause may be shown by proof that the Peguam Syarie-
(a) has been convicted of a criminal offence;
(b) has been guilty of breach of trust in the discharge of his professional duties or of fraudulent conduct or conduct otherwise unbefitting a Peguam Syarie;
(c) has given, promised or offered any person whether for the benefit of that person or of another person, any gratification as an inducement to or reward for procuring the employment in any legal business of himself or any other Peguam Syarie;
(d) has directly or indirectly procured or attempted to procure the employment of himself or any other Peguam Syarie through or by the instruction of any person to whom any remuneration for obtaining such cmployment has been given by him or agreed or promised to be so given;
(e) has accepted employment in any legal business through a tout;
(f) allows any clerk or any other unauthorised person to undenake or carryon legal business in his name, the clerk or that other unauthorised pcrson not being under such" control of his principal as to ensure that he does not act without proper supervision;
(g) carries on by himself or through any person in his employment any trade, business or caning which in the opinion of the Committee is incompatible with his position as a Peguam Syarie;
(h) has contravened or failed to comply with any of the provisions of these rules or any other rules made under the Enactment if in the opinion of the Committee such contravention or failure warrants disciplinary action.
(3) In any proceedings under these rules the Committee may, in addition to the facts of the case, take into account the past conduct and character of the person concerned in order to determine what order should be made.