Syariah Courts (Criminal Jurisdiction) Act 1965

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Citation Act 355 Date passed 3 March 1965		Enacted by Dewan Rakyat Enacted by Dewan Negara

Territorial extent Throughout Peninsular Malaysia Date enacted 1965 (Act No. 23 of 1965) Revised: 1988 (Act 355 w.e.f. 1st December 1988)

The Syariah Courts (Criminal Jurisdiction) Act 1965 (Malay: Akta Mahkamah Syariah (Bidang Kuasa Jenayah) 1965), is a Malaysian laws which enacted to confer jurisdiction upon Courts constituted under any State law for the purpose of dealing with offences under Islamic law. The Syariah Courts invested with jurisdiction over persons professing the religion of Islam.

Provided that such jurisdiction shall not be exercised in respect of any offence punishable with imprisonment for a term exceeding three years or with any fine exceeding five thousand ringgit or with whipping exceeding six strokes or with any combination thereof.

Structure

The Syariah Courts (Criminal Jurisdiction) Act 1965, in its current form (1 January 2006), consists of only 3 sections and no schedule (including 3 amendments), without separate Part.

Section 1: Short title and application

Section 2: Criminal Jurisdiction of Syariah Courts

Section 3: Validation

References

Syariah Courts (Criminal Jurisdiction) Act 1965 Wikipedia

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