Malaysia legislation

Section 8

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

Section 8

Amendment of Third Schedule

The Third Schedule to the principal Act is amended—

(a)

in Form MS 3, by substituting for the word “defendant”

the word “respondent”;

(b)

i n F o r m M S 5 , b y d e l e t i n g t h e w o r d s

“Before me,

......................…....

Judge/Registrar”;

(c)

in Form MS 24—

(i)

in the heading of Form MS 24, by substituting for the words “IN PRISON” the words

“*CONFINED IN PRISON/DETAINED

UNDER ANY WRITTEN LAW”;

(ii)

in paragraph 1, by substituting for the words

“a prisoner confined in the prison/place of detention” the words “*a person confined in the prison/detained under any written law”;

(iii)

in paragraph 3, by deleting the words

“under section 30 of the Prisons Act 1995”; and

(iv)

by substituting for the words “Sworn (as in

Form MS 26).” the words “Sworn (as in

Form MS 26).

*Delete where not applicable.”; and

(d)

in Form MS 25—

(i)

in the heading of Form MS 25, by substituting for the words “IN PRISON” the words

“*CONFINED IN PRISON/DETAINED

UNDER ANY WRITTEN LAW”; and

(ii)

by substituting for the words “a prisoner in the ........................................” the words

“*a person confined in the ............................../

detained in the .....................................”.

Section 8 — AKTA TATACARA MAL MAHKAMAH SYARIAH (WILAYAH-WILAYAH PERSEKUTUAN) (PINDAAN) 2025