ENACTMENT NO. 4 OF 2004 ADMINISTRATION OF THE RELIGION OF ISLAM
(STATE OF PENANG) ENACTMENT 2004
PART IV - SYARIAH COURTS
Section 62. Jurisdiction of Syariah Subordinate Court.
(1) A Syariah Subordinate Court shall have jurisdiction throughout the State of Penang and shall be presided over by a Judge of the Syariah Subordinate Court.
(2) The Syariah Subordinate Court shall—
(a) in its criminal jurisdiction, try any offence committed by a Muslim under this Enactment, Islamic Family Law Enactment (State of Penang) 2004 or any other written law which prescribes offences against the precepts of the religion of Islam for which the punishment provided by such Enactment or other written law does not exceed three thousand ringgit, or imprisonment for a term of two years or both, and may impose any punishment provided for such offences; and
(b) in its civil jurisdiction, hear and determine all such actions and proceedings as a Syariah High Court is authorised to hear and determine, if the amount or value of the subject matter in dispute does not exceed one hundred thousand ringgit or is not capable of estimation in terms of moneys (not including claims of hadhanah or harta sepencarian).
(3) The Yang di-Pertuan Agong may from time to time by order published in the Gazette extend the jurisdiction of the Syariah Subordinate Courts.