ENACTMENT NO 1 OF 1990 SYARIAH COURTS EVIDENCE ENACTMENT 1990
PART I - RELEVANCY CHAPTER 2 - RELEVANCY OF FACTS Opinions of third person when relevant
Section 33. Opinions of experts
(1) When the Court has to!form an opinion upon a point of foreign law or of science or art, or as to identity or genuineness of handwriting or finger impressions or as to the form to determine nasab(consanguinity), the opinions upon that point of persons specially skilled in that foreign law, science or art, or in questions as to identity or genuineness of handwriting or finger impressions or as to the form to establish nasab (consanguinity) are relevant facts.
(2) Such persons are called experts.
(3) As far as possible two or more experts shall be called to give evidence, but the evidence of one expert is sufficient if the second expert cannot be found. If there is a conflict of opinion between two experts, a third expert must be called to give evidence.
ILLUSTRATIONS
The question is whether a certain document was written by A. Another document is produced which is proved or admitted to have been written by A.
The opinion of experts on the question whether the two documents were written by the same person or by different persons are relevant.