This Act may be cited as the Native Courts (Criminal Jurisdiction) Act 1991.
Act 471
Native Courts (Criminal Jurisdiction) Act 1991
Akta mahkamah-mahkamah anak negeri (bidang kuasa jenayah) 1991
An Act to confer on the native courts of the States of Sabah and Sarawak jurisdiction in respect of offences.
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The native courts constituted in the States of Sabah and Sarawak under or by virtue of any written law are hereby conferred jurisdiction to try any offence which, under or by virtue of any written law, is punishable with imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or with a fine not exceeding *five thousand ringgit or a
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combination thereof or to deal with the offender in any other manner in which, under or by virtue of any such law, they may from time to time be empowered to deal:
Provided that such jurisdiction shall not be exercised in respect of such offence which is also an offence under the Penal Code [Act 574].
*NOTEβPreviously βtwo hundred ringgitββsee Native Courts (Criminal Jurisdiction) (Amendment) Act 1992 [Act A835].
All offences which before the commencement of this Act had been tried by any of the native courts aforesaid shall, except where it has been otherwise judicially declared, be deemed to have been validly tried as if jurisdiction in respect thereof had been conferred on those courts by federal law.
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