ENACTMENT No. 8 Of 2008
SYARIAH COURTS (KEDAH DARUL AMAN) ENACTMENT 2008

PART I - PRELIMINARY



Section 2. Interpretation

(1) In this Enactment, unless the context otherwise requires-

“Syariah Appeal Court Judge” means the Syariah Appeal Court Judge appointed under subsection 5(1);

“Judge of the Syariah Court” or “Judge” means a Judge of the Syariah High Court or Syariah Subordinate Court, whichever is applicable, appointed under subsection 12(1) or 17(1);

“Hukum Syarak” means Hukum Syarak according to the Mazhab Syafie, or according to any one of the Mazhab Hanafi, Maliki or Hambali;

“Chief Syarie Judge” means the Chief Syarie Judge appointed under subsection 4(1);

“Chief Syarie Prosecutor” means the officer appointed under subsection 44(1) Administration of Islamic Law (Kedah Darul Aman) Enactment 2008;

“Syariah Court” or “Court” means the Syariah Subordinate Court or Syariah High Court, as the case may be, constituted under subsection 3(1) or 3(2);

“Syariah Appeal Court” means the Syariah Appeal Court constituted under subsection 3(3);

“Civil Court” means any Court established under Article 121 of the Federal Constitution;

“Majlis” means the Majlis Agama Islam Negeri Kedah Darul Aman established under subsection 4(1) of the Administration of Islamic Law (Kedah Darul Aman) Enactment 2008;

“State” means the State of Kedah Darul Aman;

“Peguam Syarie” means a person who has been admitted as a Peguam Syarie under section 46 of the Administration of Islamic Law (Kedah Darul Aman) Enactment 2008;

“remuneration” means basic salary, allowences, incentive, honorarium, free or subsidized transportation and other privileges capable of being valued with money.

(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 meaning thereby assigned to them respectively to the extent that such meanings do not conflict with Hukum Syarak.




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