Syariah Courts Criminal Procedure Code · s 3

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s 3Jurisdiction

Subject to the provisions of this Code, Syariah Court shall have a jurisdiction in respect of offences committed -

(a)

wholly or partly within Brunei Darussalam;

(b)

on board any ship registered in Brunei Darussalam;

(c)

on board any aircraft registered in Brunei Darussalam;

(d)

on the high seas if the offence is piracy by the law of nations J

(e)

by any person outside Brunei Darussalam who abets, or enters a conspiracy to commit, an offence within Brunei Darussalam, whether or not any overt act in furtherance of such conspiracy takes place within Brunei Darussalam; or

(fi by a subject of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan or permanent resident of Brunei Darussalam whether the offence was committed within or outside Brunei Darussalam.

Trial of offences by Syariah Court 6/2019]