Rule 16. All Peguam Syariah under the control of the Committee
(1) A Peguam Syariah shall be subject to the control of the Committee and shall be liable, on due cause shown, to be removed from the Register or suspended from practice or censured.
(2) Due cause may be shown by proof that the Peguam Syariah-
(a) has been convicted of a criminal offence as makes him unfit to be a Peguam Syariah;
(b) has been guilty of breach of trust in the discharge of his professional duty or of fraudulent conduct or conduct otherwise unbefitting a Peguam Syariah;
(c) has tendered or given or consented to give gratification to any person for having procured the employment in any legal business of himself or any other Peguam Syariah;
(d) has directly or indirectly procured or attempted to procure the employment of himself or any other Peguam Syariah through or by the instruction of any person to whom any remuneration for obtaining such employment 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 undertake or carry on legal business in his name, the clerk or that other unauthorised person 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 calling which in the opinion of the Committee is incompatible with his position as a Peguam Syariah;
(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 this rule 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.