Original Enactment


MALACCA

ENACTMENT NO. 6 OF 1985
ADMINISTRATION OF THE SYARIAH COURT ENACTMENT 1985

Date of Royal Assent :3 January 1986
Date of publication in the Gazette :16 January 1986
Date of coming into operation :15 April 1988 [M.P.U. 6/89]
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
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Preamble.

PART I - PRELIMINARY

Section 1. Short title and commencement.
Section 2. Interpretation.
Section 3. Saving of prerogative.
Section 4. Rights and powers of Civil Courts.
Section 5. Application.

PART II - ADMINISTRATION

Section 6. Appointment of Mufti.
Section 7. Appointment of Kadi, Pemeriksa Agama and Court Registrar.

PART III - JURISDICTION OF SYARIAH COURT

Section 8. Constitution of the Courts and their jurisdiction.
Section 9. Jurisdiction of the Court of Kadi Besar.
Section 10. Jurisdiction of District Kadi.
Section 11. Syariah Court of Appeal.
Section 12. Power of revision.
Section 13. Powers of the Pemeriksa Agama.
Section 14. Inheritence Certificates.

PART IV - GENERAL PROCEDURE

Section 15. Seal.
Section 16. Language.
Section 17. Record.
Section 18. Prosecution.
Section 19. Peguam Syarie.
Section 20. Advocate and Solicitor.
Section 21. Representation by agent.
Section 22. Service of process.
Section 23. Reciprocal arrangements with other States.
Section 24. Evidence.
Section 25. Summary punishment for perjury in open Court.
Section 26. Contempt of Court.
Section 27. Summons to give evidence or produce documents.
Section 28. Adjournment and transfer of a case.
Section 29. Time.
Section 30. Courts to be open.
Section 31. Protection of judicial officers.

PART V - GENERAL

Section 32. Supervision of officers.
Section 33. Validation of judgements, sentences and orders.
Section 34. Pending matters.
Section 35. Rules.
Section 36. Saving of rules and appointements.
Section 37. Repeal.

FIRST SCHEDULE.
SECOND SCHEDULE.
THIRD SCHEDULE.
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