Syariah Criminal Procedure (Federal Territories) Act 1997 s 89
Syariah Criminal Procedure (Federal Territories) Act 1997 s 89
s 89 Three offences of same kind within twelve months may be charged together
(1) When a person is accused of committing offences of the same kind within a period of twelve months from the date such offence was first committed, whether in respect of the same person or not, he may be charged with and tried at one trial for any number of them not exceeding three.
(2) Offences are deemed to be of the same kind when they are punishable under the same provisions of any law for the time being in force.
Malay text (authoritative)
Tiga kesalahan yang sama jenisnya dalam tempoh dua belas bulan boleh dipertuduh bersama
(1) Apabila seseorang dituduh melakukan kesalahan yang sama jenisnya dalam tempoh dua belas bulan dari tarikh kesalahan itu mula-mula dilakukan, sama ada berkenaan dengan orang yang sama atau tidak, dia boleh dipertuduh dan dibicarakan pada satu perbicaraan bagi apa-apa bilangan kesalahan itu yang tidak melebihi tiga.
(2) Kesalahan adalah disifatkan sama jenisnya apabila kesalahan itu boleh dihukum di bawah peruntukan mana-mana undang-undang yang sama yang sedang berkuat kuasa.
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).
