Malaysia legislation

Section 5

of SYARIAH COURT CIVIL PROCEDURE (FEDERAL TERRITORIES) (AMENDMENT) ACT 2025

Section 5

Amendment of section 109

(a)

in the shoulder note, by inserting after the word

“prisoner” the words “or detained person”;

Syariah Court Civil Procedure (Federal Territories)

(Amendment)

(b)

in subsection (1), by inserting after the words “a prison”

the words “or detained under any written law, who is a witness or party in a proceeding,”; and

(c)

in subsection (2), by substituting for the words

“the witness in safe custody” the words “the person referred to in subsection (1)”.

Amendment of section 119

Section 5 — AKTA TATACARA MAL MAHKAMAH SYARIAH (WILAYAH-WILAYAH PERSEKUTUAN) (PINDAAN) 2025