Section 2

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires —

“Chief Syar’ie Judge” means the Chief Syar’ie Judge appointed under section 8(1);

“Chief Syar’ie Prosecutor” means an officer appointed under section 25(1);

“Judge” means a Syar’ie Judge appointed under sections 9(1), 10(1)

and 11 and includes the Chief Syar’ie Judge;

“Kadi” means a Kadi appointed under section 45(1) of the Religious

Council and Kadis Courts Act (Chapter 77) and includes the Chief

Kadi and the Deputy Chief Kadi;

“Majlis” means Majlis Ugama Islam constituted under section 5 of the Religious Council and Kadis Courts Act (Chapter 77);

“President of the Majlis” means a person appointed under section 13 of the Religious Council and Kadis Courts Act

(Chapter 77);

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“Religious Enforcement Officer” means an officer appointed under section 26 and includes the Chief Religious Enforcement Officer;

“Syariah Appeal Court Judge” means a Judge of Syariah Appeal

Court appointed under section 9(1);

“Syariah Courts” means the Syariah Subordinate Courts, the Syariah

High Court or the Syariah Appeal Court, as the case may be, established under section 6(1);

“Syariah High Court Judge” means a Judge of Syariah High Court appointed under section 10(1);

“Syariah Subordinate Court Judge” means a Judge of Syariah

Subordinate Court appointed under section 11;

“Syar’ie Judge” means a Syar’ie Judge appointed under sections 9(1), 10(1) and 11 and includes the Chief Syar’ie Judge;

“Syar’ie Lawyer” means a person admitted as Syar’ie Lawyer under section 27(1).