Syariah Court Civil Procedure (Federal Territories) Act 1998 s 11
Syariah Court Civil Procedure (Federal Territories) Act 1998 s 11
s 11 Time of service
(1) For the purpose of service, each summons shall be valid in the first instance for twelve months beginning with the date of its issue.
(2) Where a summons has not been served on a defendant within the period specified in subsection (1), an application may be made to the Court to extend the validity of the summons before the expiry date or such later day, if any, as the Court may allow.
(3) The Court may by order extend the validity of the summons from time to time for such period, not exceeding twelve months at any one time, beginning with the day next following that on which it would otherwise expire.
Malay text (authoritative)
Masa penyampaian
(1) Bagi maksud penyampaian, setiap saman hendaklah sah pada mulanya selama dua belas bulan bermula dari tarikh pengeluarannya.
(2) Jika sesuatu saman belum lagi disampaikan kepada defendan dalam tempoh yang dinyatakan dalam subseksyen (1), suatu permohonan boleh dibuat kepada Mahkamah untuk melanjutkan tempoh kesahan saman itu sebelum tarikh habis tempoh saman itu atau mana-mana hari kemudian daripada itu, jika ada, sebagaimana yang dibenarkan oleh Mahkamah.
(3) Mahkamah boleh melalui perintah melanjutkan tempoh kesahan saman itu dari semasa ke semasa selama apa-apa tempoh, yang tidak melebihi dua belas bulan pada mana-mana suatu ketika, yang bermula dari hari yang mengikuti hari saman itu akan, kalau tidak kerana lanjutan itu, habis tempoh.
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).
