Syariah Court Evidence (Federal Territories) Act 1997 s 16
s 16 When existence of course of business is qarinah
When there is a question whether a particular act was done, the existence of any course of business, according to which it naturally would have been done, is qarinah.
ILLUSTRATIONS
(a) The question is whether a particular letter was despatched.
The fact that it was the ordinary course of business for all letters put in a certain place to be carried to the post, and that particular letter was put in that place, is qarinah.
(b) The question is whether a particular letter reached A.
The fact that it was posted in due course and was not returned through the Dead Letter Office is qarinah.
Iqrar
Malay text (authoritative)
Bila kewujudan perjalanan urusan menjadi qarinah
Apabila terdapat soal sama ada sesuatu perbuatan tertentu telah dilakukan, kewujudan apa-apa perjalanan urusan, yang menurut kelazimannya perbuatan itu pasti telah dilakukan, ialah qarinah.
(a) Soalnya ialah sama ada suatu surat tertentu telah dihantar.
Fakta bahawa adalah menjadi perjalanan biasa urusan bagi segala surat yang diletakkan di suatu tempat tertentu dibawa ke pejabat pos, dan bahawa surat tertentu itu telah diletakkan di tempat itu, ialah qarinah.
(b) Soalnya ialah sama ada suatu surat tertentu telah sampai kepada A.
Fakta bahawa ia telah diposkan mengikut amalan biasa dan telah tidak dikembalikan melalui Pejabat Surat Tak Sampai ialah qarinah.
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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).
