Syariah Courts Enactment 2024
Copy of the official text captured from Sabah State Attorney-General's Chambers (SAGC) LawNet (sagc.sabah.gov.my) on 27 October 2026. Always check the official portal for the authoritative current version.
| Type | State enactment |
|---|---|
| Applies to | Sabah |
| Year | 2024 |
| Published by | Sabah State Attorney-General's Chambers (SAGC) LawNet |
Contents — Parts and sections
50 sections in 8 Parts, headings copied from the “ARRANGEMENT OF SECTION” of the official text (copy of 27 October 2026). Read the full wording in the PDF.
Definitions: section 2 (Interpretation).
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Part I PRELIMINARY (3)
- s 1 Short title and commencement
- s 2 Interpretation
- s 3 Saving of prerogative
Part II ESTABLISHMENT OF SYARIAH COURTS (1)
- s 4 Establishment of Syariah Courts
Part III APPOINTMENT AND REVOCATION (11)
- s 5 Appointment of Chief Syar 'ie Judge
- s 6 Appointment of Syariah Supreme Court Judge
- s 7 Appointment of Syariah Appeal Court Judge
- s 8 Appointment of Syariah High Court Judge
- s 9 Appointment of Syariah Subordinate Court Judge
- s 10 Tenure of office of Chief Syar 'ie Judge, Syariah Supreme Court Judge, Syariah Appeal Court Judge and Syariah High Court Judge
- s 11 Precedence of Judges
- s 12 Revocation of appointment of Judges
- s 13 Appointment of Registrars
- s 14 Appointment of Sulh Officer
- s 15 Gazette
- FOR REFERENCE ONLY (September 2024)
Part IV SYARIAH SUBORDINATE COURT (1)
- s 16 Jurisdiction of Syariah Subordinate Court
Part V SYARIAH HIGH COURT (4)
- s 17 Jurisdiction of Syariah High Court
- s 18 Appeal to Syariah High Court
- s 19 Application for leave to appeal to the Syariah High Court
- s 20 Supervisory and revisionary jurisdiction of Syariah High Court
Part VI SYARIAH APPEAL COURT (14)
- s 21 Jurisdiction of Syariah Appeal Court
- s 22 Application for leave to appeal to Syariah Appeal Court
- s 23 Supervisory and revisionary jurisdiction of Syariah Appeal Court
- s 24 Composition of Syariah Appeal Court
- s 25 Decision of Syariah Appeal Court by majority
- s 26 Sittings of Syariah Appeal Court
- s 27 Continuation of proceedings in Syariah Appeal Court notwithstanding absence of Judge
- PART Vll
- SYARIAH SUPREME COURT
- s 28 Jurisdiction of Syariah Supreme Court
- s 29 Application for leave to appeal to Syariah Supreme Court
- s 30 Composition of Syariah Supreme Court
- s 31 Decision of Syariah Supreme Court by majority
- s 32 Sittings of Syariah Supreme Court
- s 33 Continuation of proceedings in Syariah Supreme Court notwithstanding absence of Judge
- FOR REFERENCE ONLY (September 2024)
- PART Vlll
- SYAR 'IE LAWYER
- s 34 Syar 'ie Lawyer
Part IX GENERAL (14)
- s 35 Seal of Syariah Court
- s 36 Exercise of powers by Judges
- s 37 Judges code of ethics
- s 38 Protection of Judges and other judicial officer
- s 39 Directions of Chief Syar 'ie Judge
- s 40 Rules Committee of the Syariah Courts
- s 41 Open Court
- s 42 Court proceedings through remote communication technology
- s 43 Electronic service
- s 44 Language
- s 45 Record and account
- s 46 Reciprocal action
- s 47 Scheme of services and remuneration
- s 48 Hukum Syarak
Part X REPEAL, SAVING AND TRANSITIONAL (2)
- s 49 Repeal
- s 50 Saving and transitional
- FOR REFERENCE ONLY (September 2024)
- STATE OF SABAH
- I assent,
- TUN DATUK SERI PANGLIMA (DR) HAJI JUHAR BIN DATUK
- HAJI MAHIRUDDIN, Yang di-Pertua Negeri.
- 30 JULY, 2024.
- No. 5 of 2024
Related laws
Legal Aid Act 1971 (Act 26)Legal Profession Act 1976 (Act 166)
Federal Acts that this law's official text itself refers to (as “[Act N]”), most-referred first.
Version history
| Captured | Language | Official “last updated” | Pages | SHA-256 | File |
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| 27 October 2026 | English | — | 25 | 43632df76f59 | PDF 0.7 MB |
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