Syariah Courts Act · 2022 Revised Edition · Part 2
10. Appointment of Syariah High Court Judges
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
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
President of the Majlis
“President of the Majlis” means a person appointed under section 13 of the Religious Council and Kadis Courts Act;
Judges of the Syariah High Court.
A person is qualified to be appointed under subsection (1) if —
he is a citizen of Brunei Darussalam; and
he —
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
Syariah Courts
Syar’ie Prosecutor, or in more than one of such capacities; or
is a person learned in Hukum Syara’.
Terms defined in s 2
Judge
Defined · s 2“Judge” means a Syar’ie Judge appointed under sections 9(1), 10(1) and 11 and includes the Chief Syar’ie Judge;
Kadi
Defined · s 2“Kadi” means a Kadi appointed under section 45(1) of the Religious Council and Kadis Courts Act and includes the Chief Kadi and the Deputy Chief Kadi;
Majlis
Defined · s 2“Majlis” means Majlis Ugama Islam constituted under section 5 of the Religious Council and Kadis Courts Act;
President of the Majlis
Defined · s 2“President of the Majlis” means a person appointed under section 13 of the Religious Council and Kadis Courts Act;
Syariah Courts
Defined · s 2“Syariah Courts” means the Syariah Subordinate Courts, the Syariah High Court or the Syariah Appeal Court, as the case may be, established under section 6(1);
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