Malaysia legislation

Section 55

of Syariah Criminal Procedure Enactment 2004

Section 55

(1)

When the information referred to in section 54 relates to the commission of a non-seizable offence, the officer to whom it was given shall refer the informant to a Judge of a

Syariah Subordinate Court.

(2)

No Religious Enforcement Officer shall, in a case involving a non-seizable offence, exercise any of the special powers in relation to investigations given by this Chapter without the order of the Chief Syar'ie Prosecutor.

(3)

Any Religious Enforcement Officer receiving such order may exercise the powers in respect of the investigation given under this Chapter except the power to arrest without warrant.

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Admission of certified copy of information as evidence

Section 55 — Syariah Criminal Procedure Enactment 2004