Malaysia legislation
Section 47
of *ADMINISTRATION OF ISLAMIC LAW (FEDERAL TERRITORIES) ACT 1993
Section 47
(2)
The Syariah Subordinate Court shall—
(a)
in its criminal jurisdiction, try any offence committed by a
Muslim under the Enactment or any other written law prescribing offences against precepts of the religion of
Islam for which the maximum punishment provided by the
Enactment or such written law does not exceed two thousand ringgit or imprisonment for a term of one year or to both, and may impose any punishment provided therefor;
(b)
in its civil jurisdiction, hear and determine all such actions and proceedings as the Syariah High Court is authorized to hear and determine in which the amount or value of the subject-matter in dispute does not exceed fifty thousand ringgit or is not capable of estimation in terms of money.
(3)
The Yang di-Pertuan Agong may from time to time by notification in the Gazette extend the civil jurisdiction of the Syariah
Subordinate Court.
Appeal to Syariah High Court