Section 6. Substitution of section 22. (ADMINISTRATION OF THE SYARIAH COURT (AMENDMENT) (NO. 2) ENACTMENT 1998

ENACTMENT NO. 10 OF 1998
ADMINISTRATION OF THE SYARIAH COURT (AMENDMENT) (NO. 2) ENACTMENT 1998

Section 6. Substitution of section 22.

The principal Enactment is amended by substituting for section 22 the following section:

"Reciprocal action.

22. (1) Where a Syariah Court in any State specified in the First Schedule, issues a warrant or summons, as the case may be, under the provision of any law in force in such Statem to be executed or served on any person who is or is believed to be in the State of Kelantan, any Syariah Judge may endorse the warrant or summons with his signature and the warrant or summons may be executed or served on such person as if the warrant or summons had been issued by a Syariah Court in the State of Kelantan according to the provisions of any law in force in the State of Kelantan.

(2) Where a Syariah Court in the State of Kelantan issues a warrant authorising the arrest of any person, or summons calling any person to appear in a Syariah Court, and such person is or is believed to be in any State specified in the First Schedule and such warrant or summons are executed or served on such person in accordance with any law in force in such State, the warrant or summons shall be deemed to have been duly executed or served as if the execution or service had been effected in the State of Kelantan.

(3) Where a Syariah Court in any State specified in the First Schedule makes an order or a judgement under the provisions of any law in force in that State against a person and such person is or is believed to be in the State of Kelantan, a Syariah Judge, if he is satisfied that the order or judgement was duly issued by a competent Syariah Court in such State, may endorse the order or judgement and such order or judgement may be executed or served, as the case may be, as if such order or judgement had been lawfully made by the Syariah Court in the State of Kelantan according to the provisions of any law in force in the State of Kelantan.

(4) Where a Syariah Court in the State of Kelantan makes an order or a judgement under the provisions of any law in force in the State of Kelantan against a person and such person is or is believed to be in any State specified in the First Schedule, a Syariah Judge in such State, if he is satisfied that the order or judgement was duly made by a competent Syariah Court in the State of Kelantan, may endorse the order or judgement and such order or judgement may be executed or served, as the case may be, as if such order or judgement had been lawfully made by any Syariah Court in such State according to the provisions of any law in force in that State.

(5) The Ruler may by order published in the Gazette, amend the First Schedule.".

Passed on the 7 November 1998.
[P.U. Kn. 1/G/33; SUK. (S) D. 200/420/1/2/Jld. 48.]

AHMAD ROBERT BIN ABD. RAHIM,
Clerk of State Legislative Assembly,
Kelantan