Syariah Courts Act · 2022 Revised Edition · Part 2
22. Membership of Syariah Appeal Court
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
An appeal in the Syariah Appeal Court shall be heard and determined by a Chairman and any two of the Syariah Appeal Court Judges as specified by the Chief Syar’ie Judge.
Judge
“Judge” means a Syar’ie Judge appointed under sections 9(1), 10(1) and 11 and includes the Chief Syar’ie Judge;
The Chief Syar’ie Judge may appoint any Syariah High Court
Judge to become a member of the Syariah Appeal Court in any specific proceeding if the Chief Syar’ie Judge thinks necessary to do so.
The two persons appointed to be members of the Syariah Appeal
Court under subsections (1) and (2) shall not include the Syar’ie Judge who tried or made decision on the case appealed against.
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Syariah Courts
“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);
The Chief Syar’ie Judge shall be the Chairman in every proceeding in the Syariah Appeal Court, and in case he is unable to perform his duty, the Chief Syar’ie Judge shall appoint the most senior amongst the
Syariah Appeal Court Judges to become the Chairman.
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;
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);
Syariah High Court Judge
Defined · s 2“Syariah High Court Judge” means a Judge of Syariah High Court appointed under section 10(1);
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