President Solih ratifies second amendment to Legal Profession Act

President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih on Sunday ratified the second amendment to the Legal Profession Act (Act No. 5/2019).

The bill proposing amendments to the act was passed by Parliament passed on Wednesday, October 19, 2022, at the 24th sitting of its third session this year.

The newly ratified bill stipulates revisions to the rules governing disciplinary proceedings carried out by the Bar Council of the Maldives, the guidelines on formulating the council’s budget and spending, and the mandatory training for lawyer license applicants.

While sections 31(d), (e), and 31-1(e) are repealed, a new section is added to the Act under Section 53.

Additionally, revisions in the bill also allow provisionally licensed lawyers to apply for permanent permits without sitting the bar exam.

Upon ratification, the bill was published in the Government Gazette.