ENACTMENT NO. 4 OF 2003
SYARIAH COURT CIVIL PROCEDURE (STATE OF SELANGOR) ENACTMENT 2003

PART XXIV - CONTEMPT OF COURT



Section 229. Notice to show action or cause.

(1) The Court shall have the jurisdiction to commence proceedings against any person for contempt of Court and may, in such proceedings, make an order of committal for a period not exceeding six months or may impose a fine not exceeding two thousand ringgit.

(2) Where contempt is committed in the face of the Court, it shall not be necessary for the Court to serve the notice to show cause but the Court shall ensure that the person alleged to be in contempt understands the nature of the offence alleged against him and has the opportunity to be heard in his own defence, and shall make a proper record of the proceedings.

(3) In the case of contempt committed outside Court, notice to show cause why an action or proceedings should not be taken against him shall be served personally on the person alleged to have committed such contempt.




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