Syariah Courts Act · s 10

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s 10Appointment of Syariah High Court Judges

(1)

His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan may, on the advice of the President of the Majlis and after consultation with the Majlis, appoint

Judges of the Syariah High Court.

(2)

A person is qualified to be appointed under subsection (1) if —

(a)

he is a citizen of Brunei Darussalam; and

(b)

he —

(i)

has, for a cumulative period of not less than 7 years prior to his appointment, served as either a Judge of a

Syariah Subordinate Court, or Kadi, or Registrar, or

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Syar’ie Prosecutor, or in more than one of such capacities; or

(ii)

is a person learned in Hukum Syara’.