Supreme Court of Judicature Act(CHAPTER 322)
Table of Contents
Long Title
Part I PRELIMINARY
1 Short title
2 Interpretation
Part II THE SUPREME COURT
3 Divisions and jurisdiction of Supreme Court
4 Precedence
5 Acting appointment
6 Seal
7 Contempt
8 Sittings in camera
Part III THE HIGH COURT
General
9 Constitution of High Court
10 Proceedings in High Court to be disposed of by single Judge
10A Assessors to assist High Court
10B When High Court is open
11 Sittings of High Court and distribution of business
12 Vacations
13 Writs of execution
14 Execution of deed or indorsement of negotiable instrument
Original Jurisdiction
15 Criminal jurisdiction
16 Civil jurisdiction — general
17 Civil jurisdiction — specific
17A Civil jurisdiction — concurrent jurisdiction with Syariah Court in certain matters
18 Powers of High Court
Appellate Jurisdiction of the High Court
19 Appellate criminal jurisdiction
20 Appellate civil jurisdiction
21 Appeals from District and Magistrates’ Courts
22 Powers of rehearing
Revision
23 Revision of criminal proceedings of subordinate courts
24 Power of High Court to call for records of civil proceedings in subordinate courts
25 Powers of High Court on revision of civil proceedings
26 No revision at instance of party who could have appealed
27 General supervisory and revisionary jurisdiction of High Court
28 Discretion of High Court as to hearing parties
Allocation of Proceedings
28A Allocation of proceedings to District Court
Part IV THE COURT OF APPEAL
29 Constitution of Court of Appeal
29A Jurisdiction of Court of Appeal
30 Composition of Court of Appeal
31 Appeals how decided
32 Sittings of Court of Appeal
Part IVA CIVIL JURISDICTION OF COURT OF APPEAL
32A Application of this Part
33 Continuation of civil appeal notwithstanding absence of a Judge of Appeal
34 Matters that are non-appealable or appealable only with leave
35 Applications
36 Incidental directions and interim orders
37 Hearing of appeals
38 Costs of appeal
39 New trial
40 Immaterial errors
41 Appeal not to operate as stay of execution
Part V CRIMINAL JURISDICTION OF COURT OF APPEAL
42 Interpretation of this Part
43 (Repealed)
44 Jurisdiction to hear and determine criminal appeals
45 Notice of appeal
46 Record of proceedings
47 Petition of appeal
48 Procedure where appellant is in prison
49 Transmission of papers to respondent
50 Appeals out of time and formal defects
51 Appeal not to operate as stay of execution
52 Summary rejection of appeal
53 Notice and time of hearing
54 Powers of Court of Appeal
55 Additional evidence
56 Judgment
57 Judgment to be certified to trial court
58 Public Prosecutor’s signature
59 Point reserved in trial for Court of Appeal
60 Reference to Court of Appeal of criminal matter determined by High Court in exercise of its appellate or revisionary jurisdiction
Part VI OFFICERS AND OFFICES
Registrar
61 Appointment of Registrar, Deputy Registrar and Assistant Registrars
62 Powers and duties of Registrar, Deputy Registrar and Assistant Registrars
Sheriff
63 Sheriff, Deputy Sheriff and Assistant Sheriffs of Supreme Court
64 Powers and duties of Sheriff
65 Sheriff not to act when an interested party
65A Solicitor authorised to act as officer of Sheriff
Accountant
66 Accountant — his duties
Subordinate officers
67 Subordinate officers of Supreme Court
68 Commissioners for oaths
69 Oaths of officers
70 Apportionment of work
Offices
71 Registry of Supreme Court
72 Registry to be open throughout the year
Part VII MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
List of Touts
73 List of touts
74 Vexatious litigants
Disabilities of Registrar and other officers
75 Disqualification of Registrar
76 Registrar not to act where interested
77 Officers of Supreme Court not to bid at sales under any written law
78 Misconduct of officers
Protection of Registrar and other officers
79 Protection of Registrar and other officers
Rules of Court
80 Rules of Court
Council of Judges
81 Council of Judges to consider operation of this Act, etc.
Legislative History
Comparative Table