(1) In this Enactment, unless the context otherwise requires:
"anak dara" means a female who has never had sexual intercourse notwithstanding whether she is married or unmarried;
“Administration Enactment” means the Administration of the Religion of Islam (Negeri Sembilan) Enactment 2003 [En.10/2003];
[Ins. En.3/2004]
"baligh" means a person who has attained the age of twelve years qamariah;
"Court" means the Syariah Court established under section 55 of the Administration Enactment;
[Subs. En.3/2004]
"illicit intercourse" means sexual intercourse other than rape and syubhah intercourse between a man and a woman who are not husband and wife;
"Judge" means the Syariah Court Judge appointed under section 56,57, 58 or 59 of the Administration Enactment whichever applicable;
[Subs. En.3/2004]
"liwat" means sexual relations between a man and a man;
"Majlis" means the Majlis Agama Islam Negeri Sembilan established under section 4 of the Administration Enactment ;
[Subs. En.3/2004]
"muabbad" means a marriage forbidden permanently;
"muncikari" means a person who acts as a procurer between a female and a male for the purpose of prostitution or other purposes contrary to Hukum Syarak;
"musahaqah" means sexual relations between a woman and a woman;
"preparatory to illicit intercourse" means acts between a man and a woman that would lead to illicit sexual intercourse;
"public servant" has the same meaning assigned thereto under section 21 of the Penal Code [F.M.S. Cap. 45.];
"qazaf" means accusing illicit sexual intercourse against a person;
"rairu muabbad" means a marriage temporarily forbidden;
"sumbang" means an act or series of acts which is contrary to Hukum Syarak between a man and a woman who are forbidden from marrying each other;
"syubhah intercourse" means intercourse between a man and a woman performed under an erroneous belief that the marriage was valid whereas in actual fact the marriage was invalid (fasid);
"takfir" means declaring a Muslim as infidel (kafir);
[Am.En.3/2004].
“teaching of religion” means teaching any matter relating to the religion of Islam, including giving speech or lecture
[Ins. En.3/2004]
(2) All words and expressions used in this Enactment and not herein defined but defined in the Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967 [Act 388] whichever applicable, shall have the meanings thereby assigned to them respectively to the extent that such meanings do not conflict with Islamic Law.
(3) For the avoidance of doubt as to the identity or interpretation of the words and expressions used in this Enactment that are listed in the Schedule, reference may be made to the Arabic script form for those words and expressions as shown against them therein.
(4) If any doubt or difficulty arises in the interpretation of any words or expressions relating to Islamic Law, it shall be the discretion of the Court to determine the meaning of such word or expression.