Syariah Courts Act · 2022 Revised Edition · Part 2
9. Appointment of Syariah Appeal 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 and re-appoint, for a period of not exceeding 3 years, not more than five
President of the Majlis
“President of the Majlis” means a person appointed under section 13 of the Religious Council and Kadis Courts Act;
Muslims to form a standing panel of Judges, and the Chief Syar’ie Judge shall elect two of them to constitute a quorum of Judges in the Syariah
Judge
“Judge” means a Syar’ie Judge appointed under sections 9(1), 10(1) and 11 and includes the Chief Syar’ie Judge;
Appeal Court for each proceedings.
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 Court, or Kadi, or in both 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;
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