Section 24
Legal advisers and privileged information
of Prevention of Corruption Act
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Section 24
(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 proceedings, begun or in contemplation, before a court or to enable him to give legal advice to his client.
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(2)
In this section, “legal adviser” means a person who is admitted as an advocate under the Legal Profession Act (Chapter 132).
(3)
The protection conferred by this section on a legal adviser shall extend to a clerk or servant of or employed by a legal adviser.