Section 8
Amendment of Third Schedule
of Syariah Court Civil Procedure (Federal Territories) (Amendment) Act 2025
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 .....................................”.