Supreme Court Act · s 6

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6.
(1) The Supreme Court shall be a Court of Record and shall consist of —
(a) the High Court which shall exercise original and appellate criminal and civil jurisdiction; and
(b) the Court of Appeal which shall exercise appellate criminal and civil jurisdiction.
(2) The Judges of the High Court shall be the Chief Justice and such number of Judges as may be prescribed by His Majesty the Sultan and
Yang Di-Pertuan in Council.
(3) The criminal and civil jurisdiction of the Court of Appeal shall be exercised by three Judges of the Court of Appeal who shall consist of —
(a) the Chief Justice who, by virtue of his office, shall be the
President of the Court of Appeal;
(b) the Vice President of the Court of Appeal; and
(c) such other Judges or Judicial Commissioners of the
Supreme Court.
(4) In a sitting of the Court of Appeal —
(a) the Chief Justice is to preside as the President of the
Court of Appeal;

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(b) in the absence of the President, the Vice President of the
Court of Appeal shall preside;
(c) in the absence of the President and Vice President, the
Chief Justice is to appoint a person to preside.
(5) When a judgment in a proceeding in the Court of Appeal is delivered —
(a) it is not necessary for any of the Judges of the
Court of Appeal before whom it was heard to be present in the
Court of Appeal to hand down the judgment;
(b) the opinion of any of the Judges of the Court of Appeal may be reduced to writing and made public by any Judge of the
Court of Appeal;
(c) the judgment of the Court of Appeal has the same effect as if each Judge of the Court of Appeal whose opinion is so made public had been present in the Court of Appeal;
(d) the Court of Appeal may be constituted by one or more
Judges of the Court of Appeal.

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s 6

(1)

The Supreme Court shall be a Court of Record and shall consist of —

(a)

the High Court which shall exercise original and appellate criminal and civil jurisdiction; and

(b)

the Court of Appeal which shall exercise appellate criminal and civil jurisdiction.

(2)

The Judges of the High Court shall be the Chief Justice and such number of Judges as may be prescribed by His Majesty the Sultan and

Yang Di-Pertuan in Council.

(3)

The criminal and civil jurisdiction of the Court of Appeal shall be exercised by three Judges of the Court of Appeal who shall consist of —

(a)

the Chief Justice who, by virtue of his office, shall be the

President of the Court of Appeal;

(b)

the Vice President of the Court of Appeal; and

(c)

such other Judges or Judicial Commissioners of the

Supreme Court.

(4)

In a sitting of the Court of Appeal —

(a)

the Chief Justice is to preside as the President of the

Court of Appeal;

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(b)

in the absence of the President, the Vice President of the

Court of Appeal shall preside;

(c)

in the absence of the President and Vice President, the

Chief Justice is to appoint a person to preside.

(5)

When a judgment in a proceeding in the Court of Appeal is delivered —

(a)

it is not necessary for any of the Judges of the

Court of Appeal before whom it was heard to be present in the

Court of Appeal to hand down the judgment;

(b)

the opinion of any of the Judges of the Court of Appeal may be reduced to writing and made public by any Judge of the

Court of Appeal;

(c)

the judgment of the Court of Appeal has the same effect as if each Judge of the Court of Appeal whose opinion is so made public had been present in the Court of Appeal;

(d)

the Court of Appeal may be constituted by one or more

Judges of the Court of Appeal.