Malaysia legislation

Section 5

of ADMINISTRATION OF ISLAMIC LAW (FEDERAL TERRITORIES) (AMENDMENT) ACT 2017

Section 5

(2)

Any warrant authorizing the arrest of any person or summons calling any person to appear in a Syariah Court in the Federal

Territories issued by a Syariah Court in the Federal Territories pending to be executed or served on such person immediately before the coming into operation of this Act and such person is or is believed to be in another State in Malaysia shall, on the coming into operation of this Act, be dealt with under the principal Act as amended by this Act.

(3)

Any order or judgment made by a Syariah Court in the

Federal Territories pending to be executed or served on any person who is or is believed to be in another State in Malaysia in accordance with any law of that State immediately before the coming into operation of this Act shall, on the coming into operation of this Act, be dealt with under the principal Act as amended by this Act.

(4)

Any notice or application given or made by a Syariah

Prosecutor pursuant to the power under subsection 58(3) of the principal Act in relation to proceedings before the Syariah

Appeal Court which is existing or pending immediately before the coming into operation of this Act shall, on the coming into operation of this Act, be dealt with as if the principal Act has not been amended by this Act.

KUALA LUMPUR

Section 5 — AKTA PENTADBIRAN UNDANG-UNDANG ISLAM (WILAYAH-WILAYAH PERSEKUTUAN) (PINDAAN) 2017