ENACTMENT NO. 4 OF 2006 ADMINISTRATION OF THE RELIGION OF ISLAM
ENACTMENT 2006
PART IV - SYARIAH COURTS
Section 63. Appeals to Syariah High Court
(1) An appeal shall lie to the Syariah High Court from any decision of a Syariah Subordinate Court-
(a) in its criminal jurisdiction, by the prosecutor or by the person convicted, and such appeal may be against an acquittal, a conviction or a sentence or any of them;
(b) in its civil jurisdiction—
(i) by any person aggrieved by the decision, if the amount claimed is not less than one thousand ringgit;
(ii) in all cases involving any decision as to personal status, by any person aggrieved by the decision;
(iii) in all cases relating to maintenance of dependants, by any person aggrieved by the decision, provided that no appeal shall lie against a decision made by consent; and
(c) in any other case, if the Syariah High Court gives leave to appeal.
[Am. En.A20; s.3a]
(2) On any other appeal, the Syariah High Court may—
(a) in a criminal matter, dismiss the appeal, convict and sentence the appellant, order the trial court to call for defence or make further inquiry, enhance or amend the sentence, order a retrial, or amend or reverse any order of the trial court; and
(b) in a civil matter, confirm, reverse or vary the decision of the trial court, exercise any such power as the trial court could have exercised, make such order as the trial court ought to have made, or order a retrial.