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Syariah Court Civil Procedure (Federal Territories) Act 1998 s 48

Syariah Court Civil Procedure (Federal Territories) Act 1998 s 48

s 48 Substituted service

(1) Where the Court is satisfied that for any sufficient reason the summons or other document cannot be served in the ordinary way, the Court may order the summons or other document to be served by affixing a copy thereof on the Court’s notice board and also on some conspicuous part of the building in which the party to be served is known to have last resided, or in any other manner as the Court thinks fit. (2) The Court may also, in any case falling within subsection (1), make an order for service by advertisement in such local newspaper or newspapers as the Court may think fit. (3) Substituted service shall be as effectual as personal service. (4) In cases of substituted service the Court shall, where necessary, fix the time for the appearance in Court of the relevant party. (5) No order for substituted service shall be made in respect of— (a) a subpoena; or (b) any document initiating proceedings for the arrest or committal of any person. (6) Any application for an order under this section shall be supported by an affidavit stating the facts on which the application is founded.

Malay text (authoritative)

Penyampaian ganti

(1) Jika Mahkamah berpuas hati bahawa atas apa-apa alasan yang mencukupi saman atau dokumen lain itu tidak dapat disampaikan dengan cara biasa, Mahkamah boleh memerintahkan supaya saman atau dokumen lain itu disampaikan dengan cara menampalkan suatu salinannya di papan kenyataan Mahkamah dan juga di suatu tempat yang mudah dilihat di bangunan tempat orang yang kepadanya saman atau dokumen itu hendak disampaikan terakhir diketahui tinggal, atau mengikut apa-apa cara lain yang difikirkan patut oleh Mahkamah. (2) Mahkamah boleh juga, dalam mana-mana hal yang termasuk dalam subseksyen (1), membuat perintah supaya penyampaian dibuat melalui iklan dalam mana-mana akhbar tempatan sebagaimana yang difikirkan patut oleh Mahkamah. (3) Penyampaian ganti hendaklah mempunyai kesan yang sama seperti penyampaian ke diri. (4) Dalam hal penyampaian ganti, Mahkamah hendaklah, jika perlu, menetapkan masa bagi pihak yang berkenaan itu hadir di Mahkamah. (5) Tiada perintah bagi penyampaian ganti boleh dibuat berkenaan dengan— (a) sesuatu sepina; atau (b) apa-apa dokumen yang memulakan prosiding bagi penangkapan atau pengkomitan mana-mana orang. (6) Apa-apa permohonan bagi mendapatkan perintah di bawah seksyen ini hendaklah disokong dengan afidavit yang menyatakan fakta yang menjadi asas permohonan itu.

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Find Act 585 on lom.agc.gov.my ↗

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).

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