Malaysia legislation

Section 24

of Syariah Courts Enactment 2024

Section 24

(2)

The Chairman of the Syariah Appeal Court shall be the chairman for every proceeding of the

Syariah Appeal Court, except -

(a)

if the appeal before the Syariah Appeal Court is against the decision of the Chairman of the Syariah Appeal Court who sat as a Judge of the Syariah High Court; or

(b)

if the Chairman of Syariah Appeal Court is unable to be the chairman of the proceeding for any other reason, the Chief Syar 'ie Judge shall appoint the most senior Judge amongst the Syariah Appeal Court

Judges to be the chairman.

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(3)

Notwithstanding subsection 7(1), the Chief Syar 'ie Judge may appoint any Syariah High

Court Judges to be a member of the Syariah Appeal Court for any particular proceeding if the Chief

Syar 'ie Judge considers it desirable to do so.

Decision of Syariah Appeal Court by majority