Section 15
Jurisdiction of Syariah High Court
The Syariah High Court shall —
(a)
in its criminal jurisdiction, try any offence punishable under —
(i)
the Syariah Penal Code Order, 2013 (S 69/2013);
(ii)
any written law which provides for syariah criminal offences;
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(iii)
any written law relating to Islamic family law; or
(iv)
any other written law which confers on the Syariah
High Court jurisdiction to try any offence, and may impose any punishment provided therefor; and
(b)
in its civil jurisdiction, hear and determine all actions and proceedings which relate to —
(i)
betrothal, marriage (including ta’at balik), divorce, khulu’, fasakh, cerai ta’liq, determination of turns, li’an, illa or any matrimonial matter;
(ii)
any disposition of or claim to any property arising out of any matter set out in sub-paragraph (i);
(iii)
maintenance of dependants, legitimacy (ithbatun nasab) or guardianship or custody (hadanah) of infants;
(iv)
division of or claims to harta sepencarian;
(v)
wills or gifts during maradal-maut of a deceased
Muslim;
(vi)
gift inter vivos (hibah), or settlement (sulh) made without adequate monetary consideration or value by a Muslim;
(vii)
waqaf or nazar;
(viii)
division of and inheritance of property, testate or intestate;
(ix)
determination of persons entitled to all or any part of the estate of a deceased Muslim and the parts thereof which such persons are respectively entitled to; or
(x)
other matters in respect of which jurisdiction is conferred by any written law.
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