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Part III · Evidence, Enforcement and Punishment

Section 24A

(1)

Nothing in this Act shall require the disclosure by a legal adviser of any privileged information, communication, book, document or other article which came to his knowledge for the purpose of any proceeding, begun or in contemplation, before a court or to enable him to give legal advice to his client.

(2)

In this section, “legal adviser” means a person who has been admitted as an advocate and solicitor under the Legal Profession Act

(Chapter 132).

(3)

The privilege conferred by this section on a legal adviser shall extend to an employee of the legal adviser:

Provided that any article held with the intention of furthering a criminal purpose is not a privileged item under this section.

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Part IV

General

Part I

PART I — (continued)

Part II

PART II — (continued)

Part III

PART III — (continued)

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