Original Enactment


PERAK

ENACTMENT NO. 2 OF 1996
SYARIAH COURT CIVIL PROCEDURE ENACTMENT 1996

Date of Royal Assent :26 August 1996
Date of publication in the Gazette :1 May 1999
Date of coming into operation :1 January 1997 [Pk. G.N. 1230/1996]
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
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Preamble

PART I - PRELIMINARY

Section 1. Short title.
Section 2. Application.
Section 3. Interpretation.

PART II - EFFECT OF NON-COMPLIANCE

Section 4. Non-compliance.
Section 5. Application to set aside for irregularity.

PART III - MODE OF BEGINNING

CHAPTER 1 - GENERAL

Section 6. General title.
Section 7. Mode of beginning proceedings.

CHAPTER 2 - SUMMONS

Section 8. Forms of summons.
Section 9. Copies of summons.
Section 10. Issue and service of summons.
Section 11. Validity and extension of summons.
Section 12. Lost summons.

CHAPTER 3 - APPLICATION

Section 13. Forms of application.
Section 14. Application of sections 9, 10, 11 and 12.
Section 15. Application for divorce.

CHAPTER 4 - ORAL CLAIM, APPLICATION OR DEFENCE

Section 16. Oral claim, application or defence.

PART IV - PARTIES

CHAPTER 1 - GENERAL

Section 17. Interpretation.
Section 18. Joinder of parties.
Section 19. Change of parties.
Section 20. Non-joinder of parties.
Section 21. Amendment and service.
Section 22. Abatement of action.
Section 23. Devolution of interest.

CHAPTER 2 - PERSONS UNDER DISABILITY

Section 24. Persons under disability.
Section 25. Consent or waiver by guardian.
Section 26. General provisions as to persons under disability.
Section 27. Effect of non-compliance.
Section 28. Removal of guardian.
Section 29. Minor plaintiff attaining majority.
Section 30. Minor defendant attaining majority.

CHAPTER 3 - POOR PERSONS

Section 31. Application to sue or defend as a poor person.
Section 32. Poor person not to discontinue etc., without leave of the Court.
Section 33. Costs.

PART V - PEGUAM SYARIE

Section 34. Memorandum of appointment.
Section 35. Service on peguam syarie.
Section 36. Change of peguam syarie.
Section 37. Discharge of peguam syarie.
Section 38. Discharge on application of peguam syarie.
Section 39. Death.

PART VI - SERVICE

CHAPTER 1 - SERVICE WITHIN JURISDICTION

Section 40. Address for service.
Section 41. Mode of service.
Section 42. Refusal to accept service.
Section 43. Service on peguam syarie.
Section 44. Service at address of service.
Section 45. Return date on summons.
Section 46. Place and time.
Section 47. Special cases.
Section 48. Substituted service.
Section 49. Proof of service.
Section 50. Variation of order for service.
Section 51. Issue of warrant of arrest in lieu of or in addition to summons.

CHAPTER 2 - SERVICE OUT OF JURISDICTION

Section 52. When allowed.
Section 53. Form of order.
Section 54. Mode of service out of jurisdiction.
Section 55. Variation of order for service.
Section 56. Application of section 51.

PART VII - INTERPLEADER (SYURAKA')

Section 57. Entitlement to relief by way of interpleader.
Section 58. Claim to money, goods, etc., taken in execution.
Section 59. Mode of application.
Section 60. Service of summons.
Section 61. Powers of Court hearing summons.
Section 62. Order of costs and others.
Section 63. Trial of interpleader issues.

PART VIII - PLEADINGS

Section 64. Statement of claim.
Section 65. Defence.
Section 66. Form of defence.
Section 67. Counterclaim.
Section 68. Defence to counterclaim.
Section 69. Defence of tender.
Section 70. Reply.
Section 71. Return of pleading and amendment.
Section 72. Particulars.

PART IX - PAYMENT INTO AND OUT OF COURT

Section 73. Payment into Court.
Section 74. Payment out of Court.
Section 75. Part payment.
Section 76. Order for payment out of Court.
Section 77. Costs for the defendant.
Section 78. Other reliefs.
Section 79. Tender and costs.
Section 80. Counterclaim.

PART X - AMENDMENT

Section 81. Amendment of summons or pleadings.
Section 82. Amendment to application.
Section 83. Defective proceedings.
Section 84. Method of amendment.
Section 85. Omission.

PART XI - DISCOVERY

Section 86. Discovery of documents and facts.
Section 87. Inspection of documents.
Section 88. Privileged document.
Section 89. Order not appealable.

PART XII - TRANSFER OF PROCEEDINGS

Section 90. Transfer of proceedings to another Court.
Section 91. Procedure.
Section 92. Cost on transfer.
Section 93. Transfer from Syariah High Court to Syariah Subordinate Court.
Section 94. Transfer from Syariah Subordinate Court to Syariah High Court.

PART XIII - SETTLEEMNT, WITHDRAWAL AND DISCONTINUANCE

Section 95. Settlement.
Section 96. Withdrawal.
Section 97. Effect of withdrawal.
Section 98. Stay.
Section 99. Withdrawal of defence.
Section 100. Sulh.

PART XIV - EVIDENCE

CHAPTER 1 - GENERAL

Section 101. Evidence shall be taken orally.
Section 102. Evidence by affidavit.

CHAPTER 2 - SUBPOENA

Section 103. Request for subpoena.
Section 104. Number of persons in subpoena.
Section 105. Subpoena to produce documents or things.
Section 106. Amendment of subpoena.
Section 107. Service of subpoena.
Section 108. Duration of subpoena.
Section 109. Court records.
Section 110. Attendance of detainee as witness or party.
Section 111. Tender of expenses.
Section 112. Affidavit of service of subpoena.

CHAPTER 3 - AFFIDAVIT

Section 113. Making of affidavit.
Section 114. Form of affidavit.
Section 115. Annexure to the affidavit.
Section 116. Rejection of affidavit.
Section 117. Amendment.
Section 118. Filing of affidavit.
Section 119. Cross examination of affidavit.

PART XV - HEARING

Section 120. Hearing in open Court.
Section 121. Appearance.
Section 122. Non-appearance of parties.
Section 123. Counterclaim.
Section 124. Set-off.
Section 125. Notes of evidence.
Section 126. Document or exhibit.
Section 127. Order of speeches.
Section 128. Power of the Court.
Section 129. Continuation of trial by another Judge.
Section 130. Adjournment and transfer of trial.

PART XVI - JUDGMENTS AND ORDERS

Section 131. Judgment.
Section 132. Consent judgment.
Section 133. Determining terms of judgment or order.
Section 134. Instalment when payable.
Section 135. Order for instalments.
Section 136. Service of orders.
Section 137. Date of judgment or order.
Section 138. Judgment of moveable property.

PART XVII - APPEAL

Section 139. Interpretation.
Section 140. Notice of appeal.
Section 141. Notice of cross appeal.
Section 142. Grounds of appeal.
Section 143. Appeal record.
Section 144. Application for stay of execution.
Section 145. Grounds of judgment in writing.
Section 146. Execution after appeal.

PART XVIII - ENFORCEMENT AND EXECUTION

CHAPTER 1 - GENERAL

Section 147. Duty to comply.

CHAPTER 2 - ENFORCEMENT

Section 148. Mode of enforcement.
Section 149. Enforcement of judgment for possession of immoveable property.
Section 150. Enforcement of judgment for delivery of moveable property.
Section 151. Enforcement of judgment to do or abstain from doing an act.
Section 152. Power of the Court to fix time.
Section 153. Enforcement by or against person not being a party.

CHAPTER 3 - EXECUTION

Section 154. Leave to execute.
Section 155. Issuance of order of execution / garnishment notice.
Section 156. Endorsement of time of receipt.
Section 157. Expenses of execution to be levied.
Section 158. Satisfaction.
Section 159. Types of execution.
Section 160. Seizure and sale.
Section 161. Garnishment (Hilawah).
Section 162. Money and property in Court.
Section 163. Seizure and delivery.
Section 164. Deposit of expenses.
Section 165. Forcible entry with leave of Court.
Section 166. Receipt and account.
Section 167. Application of proceeds of sale.
Section 168. Expenses.
Section 169. Return of order of execution.
Section 170. List of inventory.
Section 171. Direction as to performance of bailiff's duty.
Section 172. Service on bailiff.
Section 173. Payment out of Court.
Section 174. Sale.

CHAPTER 4 - SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR JUDGMENT DEBTOR SUMMONS

Section 175. Application.
Section 176. Application for judgment debtor summons.
Section 177. Issuance of judgment debtor summons.
Section 178. Examination of judgment debtor.
Section 179. Application of judgment notice.
Section 180. Issuance of judgment notice.
Section 181. Hearing of judgment notice.
Section 182. Order of committal.
Section 183. Payment by judgment debtor.
Section 184. Certificate of satisfaction.
Section 185. Date of order of committal.

PART XIX - RATEABLE DISTRIBUTION

Section 186. Proceeds of sale to be distributed rateably to all judgment creditors.

PART XX - INTERLOCUTORY PROCEEDINGS AND INTERIM ORDER

CHAPTER 1 - INTERLOCUTORY PROCEEDINGS

Section 187. Mode of application.
Section 188. Notice of application shall be filed.
Section 189. Service of application.
Section 190. Affidavit.
Section 191. Copies of document.
Section 192. Adjournment.
Section 193. Non-appearance of parties.
Section 194. Ex-parte order may be set aside.
Section 195. Oral application in the proceedings.

CHAPTER 2 - INTERIM ORDER AND OTHERS

Section 196. Application.
Section 197. Power of the Court to grant interim order.
Section 198. No appeal against interim order.
Section 199. Preservation order.
Section 200. Injunction.
Section 201. Interim order of hadhanah.
Section 202. Interim order of maintenance.
Section 203. Order to take sample.
Section 204. Sales of perishable goods,etc.
Section 205. Order for early trial.
Section 206. Recovery of moveable property subject to lien, etc.
Section 207. Order for payment of income from property or delivery of moveable property.

PART XXI - POWERS OF JUDGE AND REGISTRAR

Section 208. Powers of Registrar.
Section 209. Powers of Judge.
Section 210. Appeal against order of Registrar.

PART XXII - COURT FEES, COSTS AND ALLOWANCES

Section 211. Court fees.
Section 212. Costs.
Section 213. Assessment of costs.
Section 214. Witness allowance.
Section 215. Allowance and fee of expert witness.
Section 216. Subsistence and travelling allowances.
Section 217. Attendance for more than one proceedings.
Section 218. Witness present but not called.

PART XXIII - CONTEMPT OF COURT

Section 219. Notice to show cause.
Section 220. Contempt by body corporate.

PART XXIV - MISCELLANEOUS

Section 221. Language.
Section 222. Forms.
Section 223. Certified copies.
Section 224. Fee, deposits and disbursements.
Section 225. Prohibition on officers of the Court.
Section 226. Furnishing security.
Section 227. Unclaimed funds.
Section 228. Enlargement or abridgement of time.
Section 229. Personal appearance.
Section 230. Service by other Court.
Section 231. Recording of evidence before trial.
Section 232. Recording of evidence by another Court on a written request.
Section 233. Inherent powers of the Court.
Section 234. Hukum Syara'.
Section 235. Rules Committee.
Section 236. Rules.
Section 237. Repeal and saving.

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