Syariah Courts Civil Procedure Code · 2022 Revised Edition · Chapter II
12. Validity and extension of summons
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
For the purpose of service, a summons shall be valid in the first instance for 12 months, beginning with the date of its issue.
Where a summons has not been served on a defendant within the period specified in subsection (1), an application may be made to the Court to extend the validity of the summons before the expiry date or at any time thereafter, if any, as the Court may allow.
Court
“Court” means the Syariah Subordinate Court, the Syariah High Court or the Syariah Court of Appeal as the case may be, as established under section 6(1) of the Syariah Courts Act;
The Court may by order extend the validity of the summons for such period not exceeding 12 months at any one time beginning with the day next following that on which it would otherwise expire.
Terms defined in s 2
Court
Defined · s 2“Court” means the Syariah Subordinate Court, the Syariah High Court or the Syariah Court of Appeal as the case may be, as established under section 6(1) of the Syariah Courts Act;
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