Rule 19. Committee to regulate, control and supervise
(1) The Committee shall regulate, control and supervise the conduct of a Peguam Syarie.
(2) The Committee may on complaint, take disciplinary action against a Peguam Syarie and he shall be liable, on due cause shown, to be-
(a) removed from the Register;
(b) suspended from his practice for a period of not more than five years; or
(c) censured.
(3) Due cause may be shown by proof that the Peguam Syarie-
(a) has conducted himself in such a manner not consistent with the Hukum Syara';
(b) has made any public statement whether orally or in writing which may reasonably be construed as to bring into contempt the religion of Islam or the Majlis;
(c) has been convicted by any competent court in Malaysia or in any other country on any criminal offence under any written law;
(d) has wilfully or without any reasonable reason refused to acrry out his duties for his clients;
(e) has breach his duty to the Court including any failure by him to comply with his undertaking given to the Court;
(f) has by action or words or in any manner which may reasonably be construed to be in contempt of Court;
(g) has charged, in the absence of any agreement in writing, in relation to the professional service rendered to his client, fees or costs which are grossly excessive in all the circumstances;
(h) is dishonest or has conducted himself fraudulently in the discharge of his duties;
(i) has offered or given or promised to give any person whether for the benefit of that person or of another person, any gratification to procure the employment in any legal business of himself or any other Peguam Syarie;
(j) 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 gratification for obtaining such employment has been given by him or agreed or promised to be so given;
(k) has accepted employment in any legal business through a tout;
(l) allows any person who is not a Peguam Syarie to undertake or carry on legal business in his name or firm without that person being under his control;
(m) 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 Syarie;
(n) has been found guilty by the Disciplinary Board established under subsection 93(1) of the Legal Profession Act 1976;
(o) has been declared a bankrupt and has not been discharged; or
(p) has contravened or failed to comply with any of the provision of these Rules or any other written law, if in the opinion of the Committee such contravention or failure warrants disciplinary action.
(4) In any proceedings under this rule the Comiittee 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 to be made.