Section 18
Inquiries into character of applicant
of Syarie Legal Profession (Federal Territories) Act 2019
The Majlis Peguam Syarie shall, upon receiving a copy of the application from the applicant, make or cause to be made full inquiries into the character of the applicant and, upon such application being set down for hearing, submit to the Chief Registrar a confidential report of the result of such inquiries.
(2)
If any of the reports is unfavourable to the applicant, the Chief
Registrar shall submit such confidential report to the Chief Syariah Judge and the Chief Syariah Judge may, if he thinks fit and reasonable, direct such report to be filed in the Syariah High Court and a copy of the report to be served on the applicant and, subject to such directions as the Syariah High Court may give, such report shall be taken into consideration on the hearing of the application.
(3)
All reports and communications under this section shall be treated as confidential.
Syarie Legal Profession 21
(Federal Territories)
Objection of application by the Chief Syariah Prosecutor or Majlis