Syariah Criminal Procedure (Federal Territories) Act 1997 s 54
Syariah Criminal Procedure (Federal Territories) Act 1997 s 54
s 54 Information
(1) Every information relating to the commission of an offence, if given orally to a Religious Enforcement Officer, shall be reduced into writing by him or under his direction and be read over to the informant.
(2) Every such information shall be entered in Form 5 of the Second Schedule to be kept by such officer, who shall append to such entry the date and hour on which such information was given, and whether given in writing or reduced into writing as provided in subsection (1) shall be signed by the person giving it.
Malay text (authoritative)
Maklumat
(1) Tiap-tiap maklumat berhubungan dengan pelakuan sesuatu kesalahan, jika diberikan secara lisan kepada seseorang Pegawai Penguat Kuasa Agama, hendaklah diubah ke dalam bentuk bertulis olehnya atau di bawah arahannya dan hendaklah dibacakan kepada pemberi maklumat itu.
(2) Tiap-tiap maklumat itu hendaklah dicatatkan ke dalam Borang 5 Jadual Kedua yang hendaklah disimpan oleh pegawai itu, yang hendaklah menyatakan dalam catatan itu tarikh dan waktu maklumat itu telah diberikan, dan sama ada diberikan secara bertulis atau diubah ke dalam bentuk bertulis sebagaimana yang diperuntukkan dalam subseksyen (1) hendaklah ditandatangani oleh orang yang memberikan maklumat itu.
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).
