ENACTMENT NO. 14 OF 1992 SYARIAH COURTS ENACTMENT 1992
PART II - SYARIAH COURTS Constitution And Jurisdiction
Section 20. Continuation of proceedings in Syariah Appeal Court notwithstanding absence of Syarie Judge.
(1) If, in the process of any proceeding in an appeal or at any time before the pronouncement ofn judgment, any Syarie Judge of the Syariah Appeal Court who hears the case is unable, due to sickness or any other reason, to attend and conclude the proceedings or otherwise carry out his function as a Judge of the said Court, then, if both parties agree, hearing shall be proceed with and judgment or reserved judgment, as the case may be, shall be given by the remaining two Syarie Judges available, and for the purpose of the appeal, the court shall be deemed to have been contituted properly.
(2) In any case as is mentioned in subsection (1), if there is no unanimous decision, the appeal shall be re-heard.
(3) If under subsection (1), both parties do not give their consent, or more than one Syarie Judges are unable, due to sickness or any other reason, to attend and perform their function as Judges of the Court, the said appeal shal be re-heard.