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Syariah Courts Act · 2022 Revised Edition · Part · General
Syariah Courts Act · 2022 Revised Edition · Part · General
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
The Chief Syar’ie Judge may, with the approval of His Majesty the
Judge
“Judge” means a Syar’ie Judge appointed under sections 9(1), 10(1) and 11 and includes the Chief Syar’ie Judge;
Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan, make Rules of Court —
for regulating the practice and procedure of the Syariah
Courts;
prescribing the scales of allowances, costs and fees to be taken, paid or refunded to any party or witness in any proceedings in the Syariah Courts, and to regulating any matters relating to the costs of such proceedings;
to provide for the procedure, qualifications and fees for admission of Syar’ie Lawyers;
to regulate, control and supervise the conduct of Syar’ie
Lawyers;
generally as he considers necessary or expedient for carrying into effect the provisions of this Act.
Judge
“Judge” means a Syar’ie Judge appointed under sections 9(1), 10(1) and 11 and includes the Chief Syar’ie Judge;
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);