Section 3
Jurisdiction
of Syariah Courts Criminal Procedure Code
Subject to the provisions of this Code, Syariah Court shall have a jurisdiction in respect of offences committed -
(a)
wholly or partly within Brunei Darussalam;
(b)
on board any ship registered in Brunei Darussalam;
(c)
on board any aircraft registered in Brunei Darussalam;
(d)
on the high seas if the offence is piracy by the law of nations J
(e)
by any person outside Brunei Darussalam who abets, or enters a conspiracy to commit, an offence within Brunei Darussalam, whether or not any overt act in furtherance of such conspiracy takes place within Brunei Darussalam; or
(fi by a subject of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan or permanent resident of Brunei Darussalam whether the offence was committed within or outside Brunei Darussalam.
Trial of offences by Syariah Court 6/2019]