Original Enactment


NEGERI MELAKA

ENACTMENT NO. 13 OF 2002
SYARIAH COURT CIVIL PROCEDURE (STATE OF MALACCA) ENACTMENT 2002

Date of Royal Assent :23 November 2002
Date of publication in the Gazette :28 November 2002
Date of coming into operation :14 June 2003 [M.P.U. 18/03]
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
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Long Title & Preamble

PART I - PRELIMINARY

Section 1. Short title and commencement.
Section 2. Application.
Section 3. Interpretation.
Section 4. General title of form.

PART II - EFFECT OF NON-COMPLIANCE

Section 5. Non-compliance.
Section 6. Application to set aside for irregularity.

PART III - MODE OF BEGINNING CIVIL PROCEEDINGS

CHAPTER 1 - GENERAL

Section 7. Mode of beginning civil proceedings.

CHAPTER 2 - SUMMONS

Section 8. Form of summons.
Section 9. Copies of summons.
Section 10. Issue and service.
Section 11. Time of service.
Section 12. Lost of summons.

CHAPTER 3 - APPLICATIONS

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

CHAPTER 4 - ORAL CLAIM OR DEFENCE

Section 16. Oral claim or defence.

PART IV - PARTIES

CHAPTER 1 - GENERAL

Section 17. Interpretation.
Section 18. Joinder of parties.
Section 19. Changes of parties.
Section 20. Misjoinder or nonjoinder of parties.
Section 21. Amendment and services.
Section 22. Abatement of action.
Section 23. Devolution of interest.

CHAPTER 2 - PERSONS UNDER DISABILITY

Section 24. Person under disability.
Section 25. Consent on behalf of person under disability.
Section 26. General provisions as to disability.
Section 27. Irregular proceedings.
Section 28. Removal of guardian ad litem.
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.
Section 33. Costs.

PART V - PEGUAM SYARIE

Section 34. Wakalah Peguam Syarie.
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. Non-acceptance.
Section 43. Service on Peguam Syarie.
Section 44. Service at address for service.
Section 45. Day of appearance.
Section 46. Place and time of service.
Section 47. Special cases.
Section 48. Substituted service.
Section 49. Proof of service.
Section 50. Variation of orders.
Section 51. Issue of warrant in lieu of or in addition to summons.

CHAPTER 2 - SERVICE OUT OF THE JURISDICTION

Section 52. When allowed.
Section 53. Form of order.
Section 54. Mode of service out of jurisdiction within Malaysia.
Section 55. Variation order.

PART VII - INTERPLEADER

Section 56. Entitlement to relief by way of interpleader.
Section 57. Claim to goods, etc. taken in execution.
Section 58. Mode of application.
Section 59. Service of summons.
Section 60. Powers of court hearing summons.
Section 61. Other powers.
Section 62. Trial of interpleader issue.

PART VIII - PLEADINGS

Section 63. Statement of claim.
Section 64. Defendant to serve defence.
Section 65. Form of defence.
Section 66. Counterclaim.
Section 67. Defence to counterclaim.
Section 68. Defence of tender.
Section 69. Reply.
Section 70. Refusal to accept pleading and amendment.
Section 71. Particulars.

PART IX - PAYMENT INTO AND OUT OF COURT

Section 72. Payment into Court.
Section 73. Payment out of Court.
Section 74. Part satisfaction.
Section 75. Order for payment out of Court.
Section 76. Costs.
Section 77. Other relief.
Section 78. Tender.
Section 79. Counterclaims.

PART X - AMENDMENT

Section 80. Amendment of summons or pleading.
Section 81. Amendment to application.
Section 82. Defective proceedings.
Section 83. Mode of amendment.
Section 84. Slip or ommission.

PART XI - DISCOVERY

Section 85. Discovery of documents and facts.
Section 86. Inspection of documents.
Section 87. Privileged communications and documents.
Section 88. No appeal against the order.

PART XII - TRANSFER OF PROCEEDINGS

Section 89. Transfer of proceedings to another Court.
Section 90. Procedure on transfer.
Section 91. Costs on transfer.
Section 92. Procedure on transfer from Syariah High Court to Syariah Subordinate Court.
Section 93. Procedure on transfer from Syariah Subordinate Court to Syariah High Court.

PART XIII - SETTLEMENT, WITHDRAWAL AND DISCONTINUANCE

Section 94. Settlement of action.
Section 95. Withdrawal of claim.
Section 96. Effect of withdrawal on future proceedings.
Section 97. Stay.
Section 98. Withdrawal of defence.
Section 99. Sulh.

PART XIV - EVIDENCE

CHAPTER 1 - GENERAL

Section 100. Evidence to be taken orally.
Section 101. Evidence by affidavit.

CHAPTER 2 - SUBPOENAS

Section 102. Request for issue of subpoena.
Section 103. Numbers of persons in subpoena.
Section 104. Subpoena to produce documents.
Section 105. Amendment of subpoena.
Section 106. Service of subpoena.
Section 107. Duration of subpoena.
Section 108. Court records.
Section 109. Attendance of prisoner as witness or party.
Section 110. Tender of expenses.
Section 111. Affidavit of service of subpoena.

CHAPTER 3 - AFFIDAVITS

Section 112. Making of affidavit.
Section 113. Form of affidavit.
Section 114. Copy of document shall be annexed to the affidavit.
Section 115. Rejection of affidavit.
Section 116. Amendment.
Section 117. Filing of affidavit.
Section 118. Cross-examination.

PART XV - HEARING

Section 119. Hearing in Court.
Section 120. Appearance.
Section 121. Absence of parties.
Section 122. Counterclaims.
Section 123. Mutual claims.
Section 124. Notes of evidence.
Section 125. Documents or exhibits.
Section 126. Order of speeches.
Section 127. Power of Court.
Section 128. Trial not concluded.
Section 129. Adjournment.

PART XVI - JUDGMENT AND ORDERS

Section 130. Judgment.
Section 131. Consent judgment.
Section 132. Terms of judgment or order to be settled by Court.
Section 133. Instalments, when due.
Section 134. Order for instalments.
Section 135. Judgment, etc. requiring act to be done; time for doing it.
Section 136. Date of judgment or order.
Section 137. Judgment on movable property.

PART XVII - APPEAL

Section 138. Interpretation.
Section 139. Notice of appeal.
Section 140. Notice of counter appeal.
Section 141. Grounds of appeal.
Section 142. Appeal record where appellant is represented.
Section 143. Appeal record where appellant is not represented or appeals as a poor person.
Section 144. Stay of execution pending appeal.
Section 145. Judgment to state grounds.
Section 146. Execution of judgment on appeal.

PART XVIII - ENFORCEMENT AND EXECUTION

CHAPTER 1 - GENERAL

Section 147. Duty to comply.

CHAPTER 2 - ENFORCEMENT

Section 148. Enforcement of judgment, etc. for payment of money.
Section 149. Enforcement of judgment for possession of immovable property.
Section 150. Enforcement of judgment for delivery of movable 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. Execution by or against person not being a party.

CHAPTER 3 - EXECUTION

Section 154. Leave to issue order of execution.
Section 155. Issue of order for execution.
Section 156. Endorsement of time of delivery.
Section 157. Fees and expenses to be levied.
Section 158. Satisfaction.
Section 159. Types of execution.
Section 160. Seizure and sale.
Section 161. Hiwalah.
Section 162. Money and property in Court.
Section 163. Seizure and delivery.
Section 164. Deposit of expenses.
Section 165. Entry of premises.
Section 166. Receipt.
Section 167. Application of proceeds.
Section 168. Expenses.
Section 169. Return of order.
Section 170. List of inventory.
Section 171. Direction as to performance of bailiff’s duty.
Section 172. Delivery to bailiff.
Section 173. Payment out of Court.
Section 174. Sale.

CHAPTER 4 - SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO JUDGMENT DEBTOR SUMMONS

Section 175. Application.
Section 176. Application for judgment debtor summons.
Section 177. Issue of judgment debtor summons.
Section 178. Examination of judgment debtor.
Section 179. Application for judgment notice.
Section 180. Issue 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 committal order.

PART XIX - RATEABLE DISTRIBUTION

Section 186. Proceeds of execution of sale to be distributed rateably among judgment creditor.

PART XX - INTERLOCUTORY PROCEED 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 the documents.
Section 192. Adjournment.
Section 193. Non-appearance.
Section 194. Order made ex parte may be set aside.
Section 195. Application in a proceedings.

CHAPTER 2 - INTERIM ORDER

Section 196. Application.
Section 197. Power of Court to grant interim order.
Section 198. No appeal against interim order.
Section 199. Detention, preservation, etc., of subject-matter of cause or matter.
Section 200. Injunction.
Section 201. An interim order as to hadhanah.
Section 202. Interim order as to maintenance.
Section 203. Power to order samples to be taken, etc.
Section 204. Sale of perishable property, etc.
Section 205. Order for early trial.
Section 206. Recovery of movable property subject to lien, etc.
Section 207. Allowance of income of property the subject-matter of proceedings.

PART XXI - POWERS OF JUDGE AND REGISTRAR

Section 208. Powers of Registrar.
Section 209. Powers of Judge.
Section 210. Appeal against judgment, order or decision of the Registrar.

PART XXII - MONEY AND PROPERTY IN COURT

Section 211. Court’s bank account.
Section 212. Payment into Court.
Section 213. Payment into bank.
Section 214. Notice to person entitled.
Section 215. Payment out of court.
Section 216. Mode of payment.
Section 217. Remittance by post.
Section 218. Books of account.
Section 219. Service cost.
Section 220. Unclaimed fund, etc.

PART XXIII - COSTS, ALLOWANCE AND COURT FEES

Section 221. Court fees.
Section 222. Costs.
Section 223. Assessment of costs.
Section 224. Witnesses.
Section 225. Expert witnesses.
Section 226. Accomodation and travelling allowances.
Section 227. Attendance in more than one proceedings.
Section 228. Witness not called.

PART XXIV - CONTEMPT OF COURT

Section 229. Notice to show cause.
Section 230. Contempt by body corporate.
Section 231. Proceedings without authority.

PART XXV - MISCELLANEOUS

Section 232. Language.
Section 233. Forms.
Section 234. Certified copies.
Section 235. Fees, deposit and disbursement.
Section 236. Prohibition on officers of the Court.
Section 237. Furnishing security.
Section 238. Enlargement or abridgment of time.
Section 239. Scandalous matter, etc.
Section 240. Personal appearance.
Section 241. Service by other Court.
Section 242. Recording of evidence before trial.
Section 243. Letter of request.
Section 244. Inherent power of the Court.
Section 245. Hukum Syarak.
Section 246. Rules Committee.
Section 247. Rules.
Section 248. Repeal.

FIRST SCHEDULE

SECOND SCHEDULE

THIRD SCHEDULE (Form 1 - Form 15)
THIRD SCHEDULE (Form 16 - Form 30)
THIRD SCHEDULE (Form 31 - Form 45)
THIRD SCHEDULE (Form 45 - 51)
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