Section 46
Reciprocal action
of Syariah Courts Enactment 2024
If a Syariah Court in any state or Federal Territories in Malaysia issues a warrant, summons or notice, either civil or criminal, as the case may be, under the provisions of any law in force in that state or Federal Territories, to be executed or served on any person who is or believed to be in Sabah, a Judge may endorse the warrant, summons or notice with his signature and the warrant, summons or notice may be executed or served on such persons as if the warrant, summons or notice had been issued by a Syariah Court in Sabah according to the provisions of this Enactment.
(2)
If a Syariah Court in Sabah issues a warrant authorising the arrest of any person, or summons or notice calling any person to appear in a Syariah Court, and such person is or is believed to be in any state or Federal Territories in Malaysia and such warrant, summons or notice are executed or served on such person in accordance with any law in force in that state or Federal Territories, the warrant, or summons or notice shall, for the purpose of this Enactment, be deemed to have been duly executed or served as if the execution or service had been effected in Sabah.
(3)
If a Syariah Court in any state or Federal Territories in Malaysia makes an order or a judgment under the provisions of any law in force in that state or Federal Territories against a person and such person is or is believed to be in Sabah, a Judge, if satisfied that the order or judgment was duly issued by a competent Syariah Court in any state or Federal Territories in Malaysia, may endorse the order or judgment and such order or judgment may be executed or served, as the case may be, as if it had been an order or a judgment lawfully made by any Syariah Court in Sabah according to the provisions of this Enactment.
(4)
Warrant, summons, notice or order issued or made by the Syariah Court under this section, shall contain the Court seal and the signature of the Judge or an officer which is given such power by the Court.
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