Section 66. Report of Religious Enforcement Officer (SYARIAH CRIMINAL PROCEDURE (STATE OF PENANG) ENACTMENT 1996

ENACTMENT NO. 4 OF 1996
SYARIAH CRIMINAL PROCEDURE (STATE OF PENANG) ENACTMENT 1996

PART IV - INFORMATION TO THE RELIGIOUS ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND THEIR POWER TO INVESTIGATE

Section 66. Report of Religious Enforcement Officer

(1) Every investigation under this Chapter shall be completed without unnecessary delay, and as soon as it is completed the officer making the same shall, unless the offence is of a character which the Chief Syariah Prosecutor has directed need not be reported to him, forward to the Chief Syariah Prosecutor a report setting forth the names of the parties, the nature of the information, and the names of the persons who appear to be acquainted with the circumstances of the case.

(2) The Chief Syariah Prosecutor may at any time by writing direct that no report need be forwarded to him in cases of a character to be specified in such order, and may at any time vary or revoke such order.