Syariah Courts Criminal Procedure Code · s 287

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287.
Powers of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan
(1) Where a person has been convicted by any Syariah Court of an offence other than an offence punishable with hadd or qisas or has been found not guilty by reason of insanity, or has been found to be under disability, His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan or by a person authorised by His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan may, at any time either -
(a) refer to the Syariah Appeal Court the whole case, which shall then be treated for all purposes as an appeal to the Syariah
Appeal Court by the person; or
(b) refer to the Syariah Appeal Court for its opinion any point arising in the case and the Syariah Appeal Court shall consider the point so referred and furnish His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan with its opinion thereon.
(2) A reference by His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan under this section may be made by His Majesty the Sultan and Yang
Di-Pertuan either on an application by the person referred to in subsection
(I), or without any such application.

Syariah Cozrrts
Crin~inal Procedure Code
CAP. 224 159
Proceedings in cases of certain offences affecting administration ofjustice

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s 287Powers of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan

(1)

Where a person has been convicted by any Syariah Court of an offence other than an offence punishable with hadd or qisas or has been found not guilty by reason of insanity, or has been found to be under disability, His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan or by a person authorised by His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan may, at any time either -

(a)

refer to the Syariah Appeal Court the whole case, which shall then be treated for all purposes as an appeal to the Syariah

Appeal Court by the person; or

(b)

refer to the Syariah Appeal Court for its opinion any point arising in the case and the Syariah Appeal Court shall consider the point so referred and furnish His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan with its opinion thereon.

(2)

A reference by His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan under this section may be made by His Majesty the Sultan and Yang

Di-Pertuan either on an application by the person referred to in subsection

(I)

, or without any such application.

Syariah Cozrrts

Crin~inal Procedure Code

CAP. 224 159

Proceedings in cases of certain offences affecting administration ofjustice