Syariah Court Civil Procedure (Federal Territories) Act 1998 s 47
s 47 Special cases
(1) Service on a person under disability shall be made on his guardian ad litem, if any.
(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), the Court may, on application, order the service on a person under disability to be made on any other person.
(3) Service on a person in prison shall be made on the officer in charge of the prison, who shall cause the summons or other document to be transmitted to that person.
(4) Service on any member of the Armed Forces shall be made on the commanding officer or adjutant of his unit, who shall cause the summons or other document to be transmitted to that member.
Malay text (authoritative)
Kes khas
(1) Penyampaian kepada seseorang orang tak berkeupayaan hendaklah dibuat kepada penjaga ad litemnya, jika ada.
(2) Walau apa pun subseksyen (1), Mahkamah boleh, atas permohonan, memerintahkan supaya penyampaian kepada seseorang orang tak berkeupayaan dibuat kepada mana-mana orang lain.
(3) Penyampaian kepada seseorang di dalam penjara hendaklah dibuat kepada pegawai yang menjaga penjara itu, yang hendaklah menyebabkan saman atau dokumen lain itu diberikan kepada orang itu.
(4) Penyampaian kepada mana-mana anggota Angkatan Tentera hendaklah dibuat kepada pegawai pemerintah atau adjutan unitnya, yang hendaklah menyebabkan saman atau dokumen lain itu diberikan kepada anggota itu.
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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).
