SYARIAH COURTS (CRIMINAL JURISDICTION) ACT 1965

The Syariah Courts duly constituted under any law in a State and invested with jurisdiction over persons professing the religion of Islam and in respect of any of the matters enumerated in List II of the State List of the Ninth Schedule to the Federal Constitution are hereby conferred jurisdiction in respect of offences against precepts of the religion of Islam by persons professing that religion which may be prescribed under any written law:

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.

All offences under Islamic law which before the commencement of this Act had been tried by any of the Courts aforesaid shall be deemed to have been validly tried as if jurisdiction in respect thereof had been conferred on those Courts by Federal law.

Act 355

(Revised----1988)

Particulars under section 7 (ii) and (iii) of the Revision of Laws Act 1968 (Act 1)

LIST OF AMENDMENTS

Amending law Short title In force from

Act A612 . Muslim Courts (Criminal

Jurisdiction) (Amendment)

Act 1984

Act 160 Malaysian Currency (Ringgit) 28-8-1975 Act 1975

LIST OF LAWS OR PARTS THEREOF SUPERSEDED

23 of 1965 Muslim Courts (Criminal Jurisdiction) Act 1965

(Revised----1988)

LIST OF AMENDMENTS MADE BY THE COMMISSIONER OF LAW REVISION UNDER SECTION 6 OF THE REVISION OF LAW ACT 1968 (ACT 1)

Provision Particulars of Amendment Authority for Amendment s.1(2) ... The words "the States West s.6(1) (iii) Malaysia" substituted for the words "the States of Malaya"

Throughout the Act

The words "Syariah Courts" s. 6 (1) (iii); substituted for the words Act A354 "Muslim Courts"

The words "religion of s. 6 (1) (iii); Islam" Substituted for the Act A354 words "Muslim religion"