Section 6
⎯(1)
of Syariah Courts Ordinance, 2001
Yang di-Pertua Negeri may, on the recommendation of the Majlis, appoint Judges of the Syariah High Court.
(2)
A person is qualified for appointment under subsection (1)
if⎯
(a)
he is a citizen; and
(b)
he⎯
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(i)
has for a period of not less than ten years before his appointment, been a Judge of a Syariah
Subordinate Court or a Kadi or the Chief Registrar or a
Registrar or the Chief Syariah Prosecutor or
Syariah Prosecutor of a State or sometimes one and sometimes another; or
(ii)
is a person learned in Islamic Law.
(3)
A person who, immediately before the commencement of this section, was appointed the Judge of the Syariah High Court under the repealed Ordinance shall, on the commencement of this section, continue to hold office as a Judge of the Syariah High Court as if he had been appointed under subsection (1).
(4)
Every appointment made under subsection (1) shall be published in the Gazette.
Tenure of office of Judges of the Syariah Courts