ENACTMENT NO 4 OF 1955 ADMINISTRATION OF MUSLIM LAW ENACTMENT, 1955 (1374H)
PART IV - RELIGIOUS COURTS Jurisdiction
Section 26. Appeals.
(1) An appeal shall lie to the Appeal Committee hereinafter constituted from any decision of the Court of the Chief Kathi or a Court of a Kathi-
(a) in its criminal jurisdiction, by a person convicted and sentenced to imprisonment or to a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars; such appeal may be against conviction or sentence or both;
(b) in its civil jurisdiction-
(i) by any person aggrieved by the decision, if the amount in issue on the appeal is not less than one hundred dollars.
(ii) in all cases involving any decision as to personal status, by any person aggrieved by the decision,
(iii) in all cases relating to maintenance of dependants, by any person aggrieved by the decision:
Provided that no such appeal shall lie against a decision made by consent;
(c) in any case provided for by the provisions of this Enactment;
(d) in any other case, if the Appeal Committee shall give leave to appeal.
(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 Judges may be selected.
(3) On any person appealing against the decision of the Court of the Chief Kathi 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-
(a) in a criminal matter, quash the conviction, quash or reduce the sentence, confirm the sentence or discuss the appeal or order a retrial;
(b) in a civil matter, confirm, reverse or vary the decision of the trial Court, exercise any such powers as the trial Court could have exercised, make such order as the trial Court ought to have made, or order a retrial.
(5) Whenever any appeal shall lie or any application for leave to appeal is made to the Appeal Committee, such appeal shall be brought 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 application 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.
Appeals shall be decided in accordance with the opinion of the majority of the Judges composing the appeal Committee. There shall be no appeal from a decision of the Appeal Committee.
(6) His Highness the Sultan in Council may make Rules prescribing the procedure for the making of appeal and applications for leave to appeal.