Syariah Courts (Criminal Jurisdiction) Act 1965

Syariah Courts (Criminal Jurisdiction) Act 1965
Parliament of Malaysia
An Act to confer jurisdiction upon Courts constituted under any State law for the purpose of dealing with offences under Islamic law.
Citation	Act 355
Territorial extent	Throughout Peninsular Malaysia
Enacted by	Dewan Rakyat
Date passed	3 March 1965
Date enacted	1965 (Act No. 23 of 1965) Revised: 1988 (Act 355 w.e.f. 1st December 1988)
Enacted by	Dewan Negara
Date passed	9 March 1965
Date effective	1 April 1965
Legislative history
Bill introduced in the Dewan Rakyat	Muslim Courts (Criminal Jurisdiction) Bill 1965
Bill citation	D.R. 1/1965
Introduced by	Abdul Rahman Ya'kub, Minister of Lands and Mines
First reading	1 March 1965
Second reading	3 March 1965
Third reading	3 March 1965
Bill introduced in the Dewan Negara	Muslim Courts (Criminal Jurisdiction) Bill 1965
Bill citation	D.R. 1/1965
Introduced by	Abdul Rahman Ya'kub, Minister of Lands and Mines
First reading	9 March 1965
Second reading	9 March 1965
Third reading	9 March 1965
Amendments
Muslim Courts (Criminal Jurisdiction) (Amendment) Act 1984 [Act A612] Malaysian Currency (Ringgit) Act 1975 [Act 160] Syariah Courts (Criminal Jurisdiction) (Amendment and Extension) Act 1989 [Act A730] Interpretation (Amendment) Act 1997 [Act A996]
Related legislation
List II of the State List of the Ninth Schedule to the Federal Constitution
Keywords
Syariah Court, criminal jurisdiction
Status: In force

The Syariah Courts (Criminal Jurisdiction) Act 1965 (Malay: Akta Mahkamah Syariah (Bidang Kuasa Jenayah) 1965), is a Malaysian laws which enacted to confer jurisdiction upon Courts constituted under any State law for the purpose of dealing with offences under Islamic law. The Syariah Courts invested with jurisdiction over persons professing the religion of Islam.

Provided that such jurisdiction shall not be exercised in respect of any offence punishable with imprisonment for a term exceeding three years or with any fine exceeding five thousand ringgit or with whipping exceeding six strokes or with any combination thereof.

Structure

The Syariah Courts (Criminal Jurisdiction) Act 1965, in its current form (1 January 2006), consists of only 3 sections and no schedule (including 3 amendments), without separate Part.

• Section 1: Short title and application
• Section 2: Criminal Jurisdiction of Syariah Courts
• Section 3: Validation

References

External links

• Syariah Courts (Criminal Jurisdiction) Act 1965  This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.