Syariah Court Civil Procedure (Federal Territories) Act 1998 s 65
(1) Every defence shall be signed by the defendant or his Peguam Syarie and shall— (a) either admit or deny every material allegation of the fact in the statement of claim; (b) state concisely any new facts on which the defendant relies by way of defence; and (c) raise concisely and without argument any necessary matters of law. (2) A denial under paragraph (1)(a) shall not be evasive but shall answer the point of substance.
Bentuk pembelaan
(1) Tiap-tiap pembelaan hendaklah ditandatangani oleh defendan atau Peguam Syarienya dan hendaklah— (a) sama ada mengaku atau menafikan tiap-tiap pengataan fakta yang matan dalam pernyataan tuntutan; (b) menyatakan dengan ringkas lagi padat apa-apa fakta baru yang dijadikan sandaran oleh defendan sebagai pembelaan; dan (c) membangkitkan dengan ringkas lagi padat dan tanpa hujah apa-apa perkara undang-undang yang perlu. (2) Penafian di bawah perenggan (1)(a) tidak boleh berbentuk mengelak tetapi hendaklah menjawab perkara isi.
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).