Syariah Criminal Procedure (Federal Territories) Act 1997 s 29
s 29 Summons: how served
(1) The summons shall, if practicable, be served personally on the person summoned by showing him the original summons and by tendering or delivering to him a copy thereof under the seal of the Court.
(2) Every person on whom a summons is so served shall, if so required by the serving officer, sign a receipt for the copy thereof on the back of the original summons.
(3) Where the person to be summoned cannot by the exercise of due diligence be found, the summons may be served by leaving a copy thereof for him with some adult member of his family or with his servant residing with him.
Malay text (authoritative)
Saman: bagaimana disampaikan
(1) Saman hendaklah, jika praktik, disampaikan kepada orang yang disaman itu sendiri dengan menunjukkan kepadanya saman yang asal dan dengan memberikan atau menyerahkan kepadanya suatu salinan saman itu di bawah meterai Mahkamah.
(2) Tiap-tiap orang yang kepadanya saman itu disampaikan sedemikian hendaklah, jika dikehendaki sedemikian oleh pegawai penyampai itu, menandatangani penerimaan salinan saman itu di bahagian belakang saman yang asal.
(3) Jika orang yang hendak disaman itu tidak dapat dijumpai setelah usaha wajar dijalankan, maka saman itu bolehlah disampaikan dengan meninggalkan suatu salinan saman itu untuknya dengan seorang anggota keluarganya yang dewasa atau dengan pekhidmatnya yang tinggal bersamanya.
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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).
