ENACTMENT NO. 6 OF 2004 SYARIAH COURTS ENACTMENT 2004
PART II - SYARIAH COURTS Constitution and jurisdiction.
Section 27. Reciprocal action.
(1) If a Syariah Court in any State in Malaysia issues a warrant or summons or notice, either mal or criminal, as the case may be, relating a matter in its jurisdiction under the provisions of any law in force in that State, to be executed or served on any person who is or believed to be in the State of Sabah, a State Chief Syar'ie Judge or Syar'ie Judge may endorse the warrant or summons or notice with his signature and the warrant or summons or notice may be executed or served on such persons as if the warrant or summons or notice had been issued by a Syariah Court in the State of Sabah according to the provisions of this Enactment.
(2) If a Syariah Court in the State of Sabah issues a warrant authorising the arrest of any person, or summons or notice calling any person to appear in a Syariah Court, and such person is or is believed to be in other State in Malaysia and such warrant or summons or notice are executed or served on such person in accordance with any law in force in that State, the warrant or summons or notice shall, for the purpose of this Enactment, be deemed to have been duly executed or served as if the execution or service had been effected in the State of Sabah.
(3) If a Syariah Court in any State in Malaysia 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 Sabah, a State Chief Syar'ie Judge or Syar'ie Judge, if satisfied that the order or judgement was duly issued by a competent Syariah Court in any State in Malaysia, may endorse the order or judgement and such order or judgement may be executed or served, as the case may be, as if it had been an order or a judgement lawfully made by any Syariah Court in the State of Sabah according to the provisions of this Enactment.
(4) Warrant, summons, notice, order or any other court process issued or made by the Syariah Court under this section, shall contains the court seal and the signature of the State Chief Syar'ie Judge, Syar'ie Judge or an officer which is given such power by the Court.