(1) In this Enactment, unless the context otherwise requires-
“Administration Enactment” means the Administration of Islamic Religious Affairs (Terengganu) Enactment 1422H/2001M [Tr. En. 2/2001];
“Chief Syariah Enforcement Officer” and “Syariah Enforcement Officer” have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Administration Enactment;
“Chief Syarie Judge” has the meaning assigned thereto in the Syariah Court (Terengganu) Enactment 2001 [Tr. En. 3/2001];
Chief Syarie Prosecutor” has the meaning assigned thereto in the Administration Enactment;
“complaint” means the allegation made orally or in writing to a Judge with a view to his taking action under this Enactment that some person whether known or unknown has committed or is guilty of an offence;
“Court” or “Syariah Court” has the meaning assigned thereto in the Syariah Court (Terengganu) Enactment 2001;
“Judge” means a Judge appointed under subsection 8 (1) or 9 (1) of the Syariah Court (Terengganu) Enactment 200;
“Majlis” has the meaning assigned thereto in the Administration Enactment;
“Mufti” has the meaning assigned thereto in the Administration Enactment;
“non-seizable offence” means an offence punishable with imprisonment for less than one year or with fine only for which a Syariah Enforcement officer or police officer may not ordinarily arrest without warrant;
“offence” means any act or omission made punishable by any written law prescribing offences against precepts of the religion of Islam and over which the Court has jurisdiction.
“Pegawai Masjid” has the meaning assigned thereto in the Administration Enactment;
“Peguam Syarie” has the meaning assigned thereto in the Administration Enactment;
“Prosecutor” means the Chief Syarie Prosecutor or the Syarie Prosecutor;
“previous Enactment” means the Administration of Islamic Religious Affairs Enactment 1986 [Tr. En. 12/86];
“Registrar” means the Chief Registrar of the Syariah Appeal Court, the Registrar of the Syariah High Court, or Assistant Registrars of the Syariah Subordinate Court, as the case may be, appointed under the Syariah Court (Terengganu) Enactment 2001;
“seizable offence” means an offence punishable with imprisonment of one year or more, for which a Syariah Enforcement Officer or police officer may ordinarily arrest without warrant;
“Syarie Prosecutor” has the meaning assigned thereto in the Administration Enactment;
“witness” does not include an accused person;
“youthful offender” means an offender above the age of ten and below the age of sixteen years.
(2) All words and expressions used in this Enactment and not herein defined but defined in the Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967 [Act 388] shall have the meanings assigned thereto to the extent that such meanings do not conflict with Hukum Syarak.
(3) For the avoidance of doubt as to the identity or interpretation of the words and expressions used in this Enactment that are listed in the First Schedule, reference may be made to the Arabic script for those words and expressions as shown against them therein.