Syariah Courts (Criminal Jurisdiction) Act 1965 s 3
All offences under Islamic law which before the commencement of this Act in relation to the States of Peninsular Malaysia and which before the commencement of the Syariah Courts (Criminal Jurisdiction) (Amendment and Extension) Act 1989 in relation to the States of Sabah and Sarawak, had been tried by any of the Courts aforesaid shall be deemed to have been validly tried as if jurisdiction in respect thereof had been conferred on those Courts by Federal law.
Pengesahan
Segala kesalahan di bawah hukum Syarak yang sebelum mula berkuatkuasanya Akta ini, yang berhubungan dengan Negeri-Negeri di Semenanjung Malaysia dan yang sebelum mula berkuatkuasanya Akta Mahkamah Syariah (Bidang Kuasa Jenayah) (Pindaan dan Perluasan) 1989 [Akta A730] yang berhubungan dengan Negeri-Negeri Sabah dan Sarawak telah dibicarakan oleh mana-mana Mahkamah yang disebut terdahulu hendaklah disifatkan telah dibicarakan dengan sah seolah-olah bidang kuasa yang berkenaan dengannya telah diberi kepada Mahkamah tersebut oleh undang-undang Persekutuan.
Text as at 1 January 2006 (LOM reprint); amendments made after that date may not be incorporated.
Source: Laws of Malaysia, Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia (lom.agc.gov.my). Not a copy of the Gazette printed by the Government Printer (Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967, s 61).