Section 3

“Administration Act” means the Administration of Islamic Law

(Federal Territories) Act 1993 [Act 505];

“bailiff” includes the Registrar or any clerk or officer of the

Court charged with performing the duties of a bailiff;

“certified translation” means a translation of any document certified as correct by an officer of the Court or by any other person accepted by the Court;

“Court” or “Syariah Court” has the meaning assigned thereto in the Administration Act;

“day of appearance” means the day appointed in any summons or other proceedings for the appearance of the defendant or any other day for hearing of the proceedings;

“form” means a form set out in the Third Schedule, and a form referred to by a number means the form so numbered in that

Schedule;

“Judge” or “Syariah Judge” means the Chief Syariah Judge, a

Judge of the Syariah High Court or a Judge of the Syariah Subordinate

Court, as the case may be, appointed under the Administration

Act;

“judgment” includes grounds of judgment;

“judgment creditor” means person having the right to enforce judgment for payment of money either by instalment or otherwise;

“judgment debtor” means a person liable under any judgment for payment of money;

“lien” means a right on the property of a judgment debtor to the extent of the indebtedness;

“Majlis” has the meaning assigned thereto in the Administration

Act;

“minor” means a person who has not attained the age of eighteen years;

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“notice” means written notice unless the Court in any case shall order otherwise;

“Peguam Syarie” has the meaning assigned thereto in the

Administration Act;

“person under disability” includes an infant, a person of unsound mind and a person prohibited from administering his property;

“prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act;

“Registrar” means the Chief Registrar of the Syariah Appeal

Court, the Registrar of the Syariah High Court, or an Assistant

Registrar of the Syariah Subordinate Court, as the case may be, appointed under the Administration Act.