Malaysia legislation
Section 11
Section 11
⎯(1) A Syariah Subordinate Court shall have jurisdiction throughout the State and shall be presided over by a Judge of the
Syariah Subordinate Court.
(2)
The Syariah Subordinate Court shall⎯
(a)
in its criminal jurisdiction, try any offence committed by a Muslim under the Islamic Family Law Ordinance, 2001
[Cap. 43], the Syariah Criminal Offences Ordinance, 2001 [Cap.
46] or under any other written law for the time being in force which prescribes offences against the precepts of the religion of
Islam for which the punishment provided by such Ordinances or other written law does not exceed three thousand ringgit, or imprisonment for a term of one year or both, and may impose any punishment provided for such offence;
(b)
in its civil jurisdiction, hear and determine all such actions and proceedings as a Syariah High Court is authorized to
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hear and determine, if the amount or value of the subject-matter in dispute does not exceed three hundred thousand ringgit or is not capable of estimation in terms of money.
(3)
The Yang di-Pertua Negeri may, on the recommendation of the Chief Syariah Judge, from time to time by notification in the
Gazette, extend the jurisdiction of the Syariah Subordinate Courts.
Appeals to the Syariah High Court