Syariah Courts Criminal Procedure Code · 2021 Revised Edition · Part · Preliminary
3. Jurisdiction
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
Subject to the provisions of this Code, Syariah Court shall have a jurisdiction in respect of offences committed -
wholly or partly within Brunei Darussalam;
on board any ship registered in Brunei Darussalam;
on board any aircraft registered in Brunei Darussalam;
on the high seas if the offence is piracy by the law of nations J
offence
"offence" means any act or omission made punishable by this Code or any other written law for the time being in force;
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]
Terms defined in s 2
offence
Defined · s 2"offence" means any act or omission made punishable by this Code or any other written law for the time being in force;
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