ENACTMENT NO. 4 OF 1994 CRIMINAL PROCEDURE (SYARIAH) CODE 1994
PART III - JUSTIFICATION OF OFFENCES CHAPTER 6 - INFORMATION TO THE RELIGIOUS ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND POWER TO INVESTIGATE
Section 55. Procedure where seizable offence suspected.
If from information received or otherwise a Religious Enforcement Officer has reason to suspect the commission of a seizable offence he shall, unless the offence be of a character which the Chief Syariah Prosecutor has directed need not be reported to him, forthwith send a report of the same to the Chief Syariah Prosecutor, and shall- proceed in person or shall depute one of his subordinate officers to proceed to the spot to inquire into the facts and circumstances of the case and to take such measures as may be necessary for the discovery of the offender.