ENACTMENT NO. 3 OF 1952
ADMINISTRATION OF MUSLIM LAW ENACTMENT, 1952

PART III - RELIGIOUS COURTS
Jurisdiction



Section 46. Appeals.

(1) An appeal shall lie to the Appeal Committee hereinafter constituted from any decision of the Court of the Kathi Besar or a Court of a Kathi-

(2) His Highness the Sultan in Council shall annually nominate at least seven Muslims to form a panel of persons from among whom an Appeal Committee of three may be selected.

(3) On any person appealing against the decision of the Court of the Kathi Besar or a Court of a Kathi or applying for leave to appeal in accordance with the provisions of sub-section (1) of this section, the President shall select three persons to form an Appeal Committee to hear such appeal or application for leave to appeal. One of such persons who shall be appointed by the President as Chairman of such Appeal Committee shall hold or have held the office of Magistrate in a Malay State.

(4) On any appeal an Appeal Committee may­

(5) Whenever any appeal shall lie or any application for leave to appeal is made to the Appeal Committee, such appeal shall be brough or application for leave to appeal shall be made by giving or lodging the appropriate notice or petition, or in such other manner as may be prescribed, but in any event within fourteen days after the occurrence of the act, omission, judgment, order or decision appealed from, or in respect of which an applicatton for leave to appeal is made or, in the event that the appellant was not at the time of such occurrence aware thereof and could not by the exercise of reasonable diligence have been so aware, within fourteen days after such act, omission, judgment, order or decision shall have come to the appellant's knowledge :

Provided that an Appeal Committee on hearing any application for leave to appeal may on special grounds extend the time for appealing, notwithstanding that such time may have expired.

(6) His Highness the SuItan in Council may make Rules prescribing the procedure for the making of appeals and applications for leave to appeal.




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