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s 45Proclamation for person absconding

(1)

If a Syariah Court has reason to believe, whether after taking evidence or not, that any person against whom a warrant has been issued by it has absconded or is concealing himself so that such warrant cannot be executed, such Syariah Court may publish a written proclamation requiring him to appear at a specified place and at a specified time not less than 30 days from the date the proclamation is published.

(2)

The proclamation shall be published as follows -

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(u)

through current mass media such as print or electronic media;

(b)

it shall be fixed to some conspicuous part of the house or other place in which such person ordinarily resides; and

(c)

a copy thereof shall be affixed to some conspicuous part of the Syariah Court house.

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(3)

A statement in writing by the Syariah Court issuing the proclamation to the effect that the proclamation was duly published on a specified day shall be conclusive evidence that the requirements of this section have been complied with and that the proclamation was published on such day.